Patent Publication Number: US-2015088041-A1

Title: Head cover for massage chair

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a massage chair, and more particularly to a massage chair with a head cover. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Nowadays, people are busy at work and lack of exercise, or having a fixed position for a long time, so the body tends to be painful in some portions and all kinds of massaging equipment emerge on the market. For current massage chairs, their features cover the entire spectrum, from head to toe, and even the wrist arm. Although the price is not low, there are more and more consumers purchase the massage chairs because they care more about their health and quality of life. However, current massage chairs are designed primarily for pressing or hammering muscles to achieve the purpose of relaxation, so when the massaging is in progress, the user&#39;s brainwave and eyes are vulnerable to external influence such as light, sound, etc., and it is difficult for the user to be truly relaxed. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The technical problem the present invention wants to solve is that current massage chairs are designed primarily for pressing or hammering muscles to achieve the purpose of relaxation, so when the massaging is in progress, the user&#39;s brainwave and eyes are vulnerable to external influence such as light, sound, etc., and it is difficult for the user to be truly relaxed. 
     The present invention provides a massage chair with a head cover may include a massage chair, an inner hat body, an outer shell and a lighting element. A rail is located at both sides of a head portion of the massage chair, and the inner hat body connects to the head portion. A restricting guiding slot is formed at two inner walls of the inner hat body corresponding to the rails, and a conjugating hole is formed at both sides of the outer surface of the inner hat body. The conjugating hole is further be used as an axle center for a U-shaped unit on both sides. Both sides of the outer shell have a through hole corresponding to the conjugating hole of the inner hat body, and there are two locking units. A fan-shaped connecting piece is disposed at both inner sides of the outer shell and both connecting pieces are disposed between the inner hat body and the outer shell. The connecting piece has a connecting hole corresponding to the conjugating hole and the through hole, and a bearing unit is disposed at both side of the outer portion of the inner hat body, and an anti-slippery unit is disposed at both sides of the bearing unit. Also, two restricting protruding units are disposed near the anti-slippery units using the connecting holes as axel centers, and an engaging hole is formed at a front end of the outer shell. The lighting element has an inner shell body, an outer shell body and a lighting body. The inner shell body and outer shell body engages with each other at an inner and outer portion of the engaging hole of the outer shell. An O-shaped ring is disposed at the inner shell body that is at an inner portion of the engaging hole, and a pivot portion is disposed at the outer shell body that is outside the engaging hole. The lighting body is disposed between the inner and outer shell bodies, and the lighting body has a connecting post corresponding to the pivot portion on both sides of the outer shell body, so the lighting body can be disposed inside the outer shell body. The lighting body is controlled by a controller to generate light waves, frequency of which is one of four frequency bands α, β, θ, δ and the combination thereof. 
     The present invention is advantageous because the massage chair with the head portion has the inner hat body, the outer shell and the lighting element at the front end of the outer shell. The lighting element can generate four frequency bands α, β, θ, δ or the combination thereof, so when the user is using the massage chair, the user can not only the inner hat body and the outer shell can prevent the user from being disturbed, but also the lighting element can generate light waves to the user&#39;s eyes, so the user&#39;s optic can receive the light waves and convert them to signals transmitted to the brain to achieve the results of spiritual guidance. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a three-dimensional view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates an exploded view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a partial enlarged sectional view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  illustrates a schematic view of the enlarged outer shell when lifted in the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a schematic view of the enlarged outer shell when covered down in the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a schematic view of the lighting element when it emits light. 
         FIG. 7  illustrates a schematic view of the lighting element when it is adjusted. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The detailed description set forth below is intended as a description of the presently exemplary device provided in accordance with aspects of the present invention and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be prepared or utilized. It is to be understood, rather, that the same or equivalent functions and components may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention. 
     Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods, devices and materials similar or equivalent to those described can be used in the practice or testing of the invention, the exemplary methods, devices and materials are now described. 
     All publications mentioned are incorporated by reference for the purpose of describing and disclosing, for example, the designs and methodologies that are described in the publications that might be used in connection with the presently described invention. The publications listed or discussed above, below and throughout the text are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the inventors are not entitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of prior invention. 
     In order to further understand the goal, characteristics and effect of the present invention, a number of embodiments along with the drawings are illustrated as following: 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a massage chair with a head cover may include a massage chair  10 , an inner hat body  20 , an outer shell  30  and a lighting element  40 . A rail  12  is located at both sides of a head portion  11  of the massage chair  10 , and the inner hat body  20  connects to the head portion  11 . A restricting guiding slot  21  is formed at two inner walls of the inner hat body  20  corresponding to the rails  12 , and a conjugating hole  22  is formed at both sides of the outer surface of the inner hat body  20 . The conjugating hole  22  is further be used as an axle center for a U-shaped unit  23  on both sides. Both sides of the outer shell  30  have a through hole  31  corresponding to the conjugating hole  22  of the inner hat body  20 , and there are two locking units  311 . A fan-shaped connecting piece  32  is disposed at both inner sides of the outer shell  30  and both connecting pieces  32  are disposed between the inner hat body  20  and the outer shell  30 . The connecting piece  32  has a connecting hole  321  corresponding to the conjugating hole  22  and the through hole  31 , and a bearing unit  322  is disposed at both side of the outer portion of the inner hat body  20 , and an anti-slippery unit  323  is disposed at both sides of the bearing unit  322 . Also, two restricting protruding units  324  are disposed near the anti-slippery units  323  using the connecting holes  321  as axel centers, and an engaging hole  33  is formed at a front end of the outer shell  30 . The lighting element  40  has an inner shell body  41 , an outer shell body  42  and a lighting body  43 . The inner shell body  41  and outer shell body  42  engages with each other at an inner and outer portion of the engaging hole  33  of the outer shell  30 . An O-shaped ring  411  is disposed at the inner shell body  41  that is at an inner portion of the engaging hole  33 , and a pivot portion  421  is disposed at the outer shell body  42  that is outside the engaging hole  33 . The lighting body  43  is disposed between the inner and outer shell bodies ( 41 ,  42 ), and the lighting body  43  has a connecting post  431  corresponding to the pivot portion  421  on both sides of the outer shell body  42 , so the lighting body  43  can be disposed inside the outer shell body  42 . The lighting body  43  is controlled by a controller to generate light waves, frequency of which is one of four frequency bands α, β, θ, δ and the combination thereof. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 2 to 3  for the structure, the outer shell  30  is disposed outside the inner hat body  20  and the connecting piece  32  is between the inner hat body  20  and the outer shell  30 . Outer surface of the connecting pieces  32  has an anti-slippery unit  323  corresponding to the inner hat body  20 , and the other end of the anti-slippery unit  323  is connected to the outer shell  30  through the connecting piece  32 , so that the connecting hole  321  of the connecting piece  32  can align with the conjugating hole  22  of the inner hat body  20  and the through hole  31  of the outer shell  30 . Also, the bearing unit  322  is disposed between the connecting piece  32  and the inner hat body  20 , and the locking unit  311  is inserted into the through hole  31  of the outer shell  30 , the connecting piece  32  and the bearing unit  322 , and is tightened at the conjugating hole  22 . Thus, the outer shell  30  can be disposed outside the inner hat body  20  through the connecting piece  32 , and the outer shell  30  and the connecting piece  32  can be moved around the locking unit  311 . Furthermore, two restricting protruding units  324  using the connecting holes  321  as axel centers are used to restrict the movement of the outer shell  30 . The engaging hole  33  of the outer shell  30  has the lighting element  40 , which is formed by engaging the pivot portion  421  of the outer shell body  42  and the connecting post  431  of the lighting body  43 , so the lighting body  43  can be adjusted at the pivot portion  421  through the connecting post  431 . The inner shell body  41  and outer shell body  42  are further secured at the engaging holes  33  of the outer shell  30 . According to the structure described above, the inner hat body  20 , outer shell  30  and the lighting element  40  are assembled, and the restricting guiding slot  21  of the inner hat body  20  is disposed in the rail  12  on both sides of the massage chair  10  to complete the entire assembly process. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 4 to 6 , when the massage chair is in use, the user&#39;s head is disposed at the head portion  11  of the massage chair  10 , and is covered by the inner hat body  20  that has a lifted outer shell  30 , and the restricting protruding unit  324  is disposed against the U-shaped unit  23  of the inner hat body  20  to form a secured positioning. Thus, when the user sits on the massage chair  10  and the user&#39;s head is on the head portion  11 , the outer shell  30  can be moved down through the locking unit  311 , and the restricting protruding unit  324  is disposed against the U-shaped unit  23  of the inner hat body  20  to form a secured positioning, so the movement of the outer shell  30  can be restricted when it is moved down. Furthermore, the anti-slippery unit  323  on the surface of the connecting piece  32  is disposed against the surface of the inner hat body  20  to prevent the outer shell  30  from moving down. When the outer shell  30  covers down, the lighting element  40  faces the user&#39;s eyes and the user can control the lighting body  43  to emit one of the four frequency bands α, β, θ, δ. When the user needs to rest, the frequency band can be adjusted to α, and when the user has to think about something, frequency β may be preferable. And when the user needs to take a nap, frequency θ may be preferable while frequency δ is good for people who need deep sleep. In another embodiment, the frequency can be a combination of two, three or four frequencies, so the frequency can be transmitted to signals from user&#39;s optic to brain to generate healing effects. 
     Also, the lighting element  40  on the outer shell  30  can be adjusted according to the user&#39;s posture. When the user is sitting on the massage chair, the lighting body  43  of the lighting element  40  can be adjusted, so that the lighting body  43  can be more focused on the user&#39;s eyes to enhance the healing effect. 
     According to the embodiments described above, the present invention is advantageous because the massage chair  10  with the head portion  11  has the inner hat body  20 , the outer shell  30  and the lighting element  40  at the front end of the outer shell  30 . The lighting element  40  can generate four frequency bands α, β, θ, δ or the combination thereof, so when the user is using the massage chair, the user can not only the inner hat body  20  and the outer shell  30  can prevent the user from being disturbed, but also the lighting element  40  can generate light waves to the user&#39;s eyes, so the user&#39;s optic can receive the light waves and convert them to signals transmitted to the brain to achieve the results of spiritual guidance. 
     Having described the invention by the description and illustrations above, it should be understood that these are exemplary of the invention and are not to be considered as limiting. Accordingly, the invention is not to be considered as limited by the foregoing description, but includes any equivalents.