Patent ID: 7736324

Claim:
A portable human body pulsating apparatus useable with a vest having an air chamber located around the thorax of a human to apply repetitive compression forces to the thorax of the human comprising: a generator for creating repetitive air pressure pulses transferable to the air chamber of the vest to apply repetitive compression forces to the thorax of the human, a case accommodating the generator, said case having a bottom wall and upright opposite end walls and upright opposite side walls, a pedestal for supporting the case and generator above a support surface, said pedestal having a generally horizontal platform having opposite ends, said bottom wall of the case being located on the platform, an upright extendable and contractible piston and cylinder assembly having an upper portion secured to the platform operable to adjust the elevation of the platform, case and generator relative to the support surface and a lower portion, a base secured to the lower portion of the piston and cylinder assembly, said base having outwardly extended legs, wheels mounted on the legs engageable with the support surface to facilitate movement of the body pulsating apparatus along the support surface, upright end flanges secured to the platform located adjacent the upright opposite end walls of the case, and fasteners securing the upright end flanges to the end walls of the case to retain the bottom wall of the case on the horizontal platform.