Patent ID: 6592533
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A47C,A61H,A61M

Abstract:
An air massager comprising:a base having a seat and a backrest; an airbag apparatus disposed on the backrest and being capable of inflating and deflating and having a massaging surface adapted to be opposed to a user's body, said airbag apparatus comprising a plurality of airbag elements separated into right and left groups with respect to a center of the user's body, and a hinge portion which connects the right and left groups of airbag elements, said hinge portion being located at a center in a width direction of the backrest, and said airbag apparatus being bendable in one of a U shape and V shape around the hinge portion; a pumping device for pumping air into or out of the airbag apparatus; a cover member covering the airbag apparatus; and a deformable support member including an airbag support portion for supporting a back side of the airbag apparatus; wherein said deformable support member comprises a fiber-filler formed of an aggregate of a large number of fibers and having restorability; wherein said deformable support member is adapted to enable the airbag apparatus to be depressed into the airbag support portion, and the airbag apparatus is bendable such that the hinge portion retreats backward from both end portions of the airbag apparatus and inclines along the user's body when the airbag apparatus is inflated and pressed by the user's body; and wherein said fiber-filler is packed in each of a plurality of bags arranged along the user's body.