Patent ID: 6036663
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A hydro-massage chair comprising:(a) a pair of horizontally-spaced generally-vertical sidewalls,(b) a seat portion extending between said sidewalls and adapted to support the rump of a seated patient,(c) an inclined back portion extending between said sidewalls and adapted to support the back of a seated patient,(d) an inflatable cushion having a back wall bearing against said inclined back portion and a front wall facing the back of said seated patient, the cushion having a length dimension that extends along said inclined back portion and a width dimension that extends between said sidewalls, the cushion being inflated by the introduction of liquid into its interior,(e) a plurality of nozzles spaced apart along the length of said cushion for injecting pressurized liquid jets into the interior of said cushion and against the inside of the front wall of said cushion,(f) means for supplying pressurized liquid to said nozzles to produce said jets and a massaging effect on the portion of the seated patient bearing against the front wall of said cushion, and(g) a plurality of spaced-apart bars extending between said sidewalls, fixed to said sidewalls, and confining the front wall of the inflated cushion but allowing the front wall to bulge slightly in the regions between said bars when the cushion is inflated.