Patent ID: 7018347

Claim:
A lie-down massager, comprising: a) a base frame; b) an upper frame having a first mat portion and a second mat portion, wherein the first mat portion has an elongated top panel with an elongated opening formed centrally and lengthwisely through the elongated top panel, wherein a sliding member is provided in the first mat portion to make a lengthwisely slidable reciprocation, wherein the first mat portion is hingedly engaged to the base frame therebelow to allow an angular lifting of the first mat portion from the base frame and relative to the second mat portion when required; c) a support downwardly attached to the base frame; d) an elongated nut type gear rotatably engaged to and propped by the support and having a first wheel gear formed on and along an outer periphery of the nut type gear, wherein the first wheel gear is gearedly engaged to a second wheel gear powered by a motor fixed to the base frame, wherein the rotatable engagement of the nut type gear to the support is implemented by a bearing member; e) a shaft gear having a hinge end and a gear end, wherein the gear end is gearedly received into the nut type gear; f) a substantially bent connecting rod having an upper end hingedly engaged to the sliding member, a lower end hingedly engaged to the hinge end of the shaft gear, and a hinge point between the upper end and the lower end, wherein the hinge point is hingedly engaged to the base frame; g) massage bumps carried on top of a rider provided in the first mat portion, wherein the rider makes a reciprocal movement along the elongated opening of the first mat portion; and h) a pad covering the massage bumps and the elongated opening.