Patent ID: 8500666

Claim:
A massage device, comprising: a first frame element comprising a first pivotal link member, a second pivotal link member, a first support member coupled between the distal ends of said first pivotal link member and said second pivotal link member, and a first set of a plurality of massage members coupled with said first support member; a second frame element comprising a third pivotal link member, a fourth pivotal link member, a second support member coupled between the distal ends of said third pivotal link member and said fourth pivotal link member, and a second set of a plurality of massage members coupled with said second support member; wherein said first frame element and said second frame element are directly pivotally coupled along one pivot axis via at least one hinge mechanism at pivot points located substantially at the midpoints of said first, second, third, and fourth pivotal link members, such that when the proximal ends of said first and second pivotal link members are a first distance away from the proximal ends of said third and fourth pivotal link members, said first and second support members have a second distance between them; and when the proximal ends of said first and second pivotal link members are a third distance away from the proximal ends of said third and fourth pivotal link members that is greater than said first distance, said first and second support members have a fourth distance between them that is less than said second distance.