Patent ID: 6595589
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
A unitary, portable and adjustable therapy chair on which a patient is seated to facilitate treatment by a therapist, said chair comprising:an elongated frame member forming a leg portion at one end and a head rest portion at an opposite end thereof; said generally rectangular, elongated frame member having first and second side members extending adjacent to said leg portion of said chair and adjacent to said head rest portion of said chair, said side members being connected adjacent to said leg end by a first cross member, and at a longitudinal distance from said first cross member by a second cross member; a first pair of two spaced apart, pivotally connected arms, wherein each of said first pair having a first arm with a cross member fixed thereto adjacent to one end of said first arm thereof, and another end of said first arm being pivotally mounted to said first and second frame members; wherein each of said first pair having a second arm having at free ends thereof interconnecting means for selectively engaging with said frame first cross member; a second pair of two spaced apart, pivotally connected arms, wherein each of said second pair having a first arm with a cross member fixed thereto adjacent to one end thereof, and another end of said first arm being pivotally mounted to said first and second frame members; wherein each of said second pair having a second arm having at free ends thereof interconnecting means for selectively engaging with said first cross member of said frame; said first pair of pivotally connected arms forming in an extended position on one side of said first and second side members, a leg member for said therapy chair and in retracted and stored positions lying solely within the lateral confines of said elongated frame side members; said second pair of pivotally connected arms forming in an extended position on another side of said first and second side members from a side of said leg member, a patient seat for said therapy chair and in the retracted and stored positions lying solely within the lateral confines of said elongated frame side members; whereby in the extended position said first and second pairs of arms form a stable and comfortable patient chair and in the retracted and stored positions form a thin, easily carried and transportable apparatus for the massage therapist.