Patent Abstract:
A massage table apparatus for woman includes a first hole for accommodating the face contour of a woman and a second hole for accommodating the breasts contour thereof when the woman is lying on the massage table on a face down position so as to bring a degree of comfort to the woman engaging in leisure activities including massage.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   1. Field of Invention 
   The invention relates to massage tables and more particularly to a massage table apparatus comprising a first hole for accommodating the face contour of a woman and a second hole for accommodating the breasts contour thereof when the woman is lying on the massage table on a face down position so as to bring a degree of comfort to the woman engaging in leisure activities including massage. 
   2. Description of Related Art 
   A conventional type of massage table is flat. One drawback has been found in it. In detail, there is no hole for accommodating the face contour of a person lying thereon. It is thus typical for the person to turn his (or her) head with the cheek lying on the table in order to comfortably lie thereon. However, this lying position is not comfortable especially if the person lying on the table engages in massage for a relatively long period of time. 
   Another conventional type of massage table having a hole for accommodating the face contour of a person is commercially available. It is advantageous since a person lying on the massage table may have his or her head disposed on the hole in a comfortable manner. 
   However, such type of massage table does not take the breasts of a woman into consideration. Hence, a woman lying on the massage table may still feel uncomfortable even her facing down face is supported by the edge of the hole because unfortunately the surface of the table uncomfortably compresses her breasts. 
   There have been numerous suggestions in prior patents for massage table. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 7,475,439 discloses a massage table with attachments designed for use by a couple in an intimate setting for the mutual satisfaction of both persons engaged in the massage. Thus, continuing improvements in the exploitation of massage table are constantly being sought. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   It is therefore one object of the invention to provide a massage table apparatus comprising a first hole for accommodating the face contour of a woman and a second hole for accommodating the breasts contour thereof when the woman is lying on the massage table on a face down position so as to bring a degree of comfort to the woman engaging in leisure activities including massage. 
   The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a cart of a massage table according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention; 
       FIG. 2  is a side elevation of the cart; 
       FIG. 3  is a view similar to  FIG. 1  with a portion of a hinged padding being mounted thereon; 
       FIG. 4  is a perspective view of the massage table in a ready to use position; 
       FIGS. 5-A  and  5 -B are perspective views of the padding viewed from different angles with one portion thereof pivoting in different angles respectively; 
       FIG. 6  is a perspective view of a massage table according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention in a ready to use position; 
       FIG. 7  is a side elevation of the massage table of the first preferred embodiment of the invention with a woman lying on the table with her face downwardly contacting the edge of the first hole and her breasts downwardly contacting the edge of the second hole to engage in a first leisure activity in a comfortable manner; and 
       FIGS. 8 and 9  are views of a front portion of  FIG. 7  showing the woman engaged in second and third leisure activities in a comfortable manner respectively. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
   Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 5-B  and  7  to  9 , a massage table in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the invention comprises the following components as discussed in detail below. 
   A folding cart  1  comprises a plurality of frame members  11  assembled as a three-dimensional structure having six parallelograms, four wheels  14  on four bottom corners of the three-dimensional structure respectively, a U-shaped member  12  pivotably mounted on both ends of a top rear one of the frame members  11 , and a hinged two-piece padding  13 . Either portion of the padding  13  is a rectangle in which one portion comprises a first hole  131  shaped in conformity to the face of a woman, and the other portion comprises a rectangular second hole  132  shaped in conformity to the breasts of the woman. 
   The cart  1  further comprises two mirrors  16  on two front vertical ones of the frame members  11  respectively, and two lights  17  on two top front corners of the three-dimensional structure respectively. 
   An assembly of the massage table of the first preferred embodiment of the invention will be described in detail below. The U-shaped member  12  is positioned to dispose horizontally (i.e., being flush with the top of the cart  1 ) by pivoting. Next, put one portion having the first hole  131  on the top of the cart  1  and the other portion having the second hole  132  on the U-shaped member  12  respectively. Next, move an elongated table  2  until a curved section of the other portion of the padding  13  is supported by a front portion of the table  2  (see  FIG. 4 ). Moreover, a board  15  is provided to be adjustably mounted on, for example, a bottom of the three-dimensional structure of the cart  1  (see  FIG. 3 ). 
   Thereafter, a woman  3  may lie on the massage table with her back  31  facing up, her face  32  downwardly contacting the edge of the first hole  131 , and her breasts  33  downwardly contacting the edge of the second hole  132  (see  FIG. 7 ). Also, a video player (e.g., DVD player)  4 A may be mounted on the board  15  with the eyes  321  being directly thereabove. Therefore, the woman  3  may comfortably engage in a first leisure activity including watching video clips played by the DVD player  4 A with the light  17  being turned on (see  FIG. 7 ). 
   Alternatively, the DVD player  4 A is replaced by a stand  4 B (see  FIG. 8 ). For example, a book may be placed on the stand  4 B which is placed on the upwardly adjusted board  15 . Hence, the woman  3  may clearly read the book. 
   Still alternatively, the stand  4 B is replaced by a therapeutic device  4 C which is placed on the further upwardly adjusted board  15  (see  FIG. 9 ). Hence, a therapeutic treatment to the face  32  can be performed by the therapeutic device  4 C. 
   Referring to  FIG. 6 , a massage table in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. The characteristics of the second preferred embodiment are detailed below. The upwardly adjustable board  15  is replaced by two additional boards  15  back and forth slidably disposed on front and rear ends of the three-dimensional structure, two further additional boards  15  (only one is shown) hingedly disposed on both sides of a bottom of the three-dimensional structure, and two still further additional boards  15  hingedly disposed on both sides of a top of the three-dimensional structure respectively. Moreover, the padding  13  is a four-piece member and is shaped as a T when it fully extends. Articles may be placed on these boards  15 . 
   While the invention herein disclosed has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.

Technology Classification (CPC): 0