Patent ID: 7494475

Claim:
A massage unit comprising a pair of left and right pivotal levers pivotally movably arranged on a chassis, and a first therapeutic member and a second therapeutic member arranged on each of the pivotal levers and movable toward and away from each other so as to grip and knead an affected part of the person to be massaged, the first therapeutic member and the second therapeutic member having motion conversion means coupled thereto for converting the pivotal movement of the pivotal lever into the movement of the first therapeutic member and the second therapeutic member toward and away from each other, wherein the first therapeutic member and the second therapeutic member are pivotally movably supported on the pivotal lever toward a free end thereof, and the angle of pivotal movement of the first therapeutic member relative to the pivotal lever is restricted by pivotal movement angle restricting means, a pin provided on the first therapeutic member being slidably fitted in an elongated hole formed in the second therapeutic member to provide the motion conversion means.