LIE-DOWN MASSAGER

• US 20050020946A1
• Filed: 07/21/2003
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SHIM (30%), SIMON K.
• Original Assignee: Hakjin Kim
• Inventors: Kim, Hakjin
• Granted Patent: US 6,849,054 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/15
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0138 incorporated in furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0142 Beds
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0207 heated
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0228 heated by an electric resistance element
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/10 with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1669 moving along the body in a reciprocating manner
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/04 neck
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/081 Back
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/004 power-driven, e.g. electrical
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0659 infrared

Abstract

A lie-down massager comprises a base frame having a top panel with a top opening formed centrally and lengthwisely through the top panel, a rider provided below the top panel to make a horizontally reciprocal movement relative to the base frame, a lifter liftedly engaged to the rider to make a vertically reciprocal movement relative to the rider, a massage member fixed downwardly to the lifter with supports horizontally aligned along a top portion of the massage member, massage bumps attached atop the first and second supports, and a pad covering the massage bumps and the elongated opening of the base frame. The supports repeatedly approach to and distance from each other within the top opening.

Claims

1. A lie-down massager, comprising:

a) a base frame having an elongated top panel, wherein an elongated top opening is formed centrally and lengthwisely through the elongated top panel;

b) a rider provided below the elongated top panel of the base frame to make a horizontally reciprocal movement relative to the base frame;

c) a lifter liftedly engaged to the rider to make a vertically reciprocal movement relative to the rider;

d) a massage member fixed downwardly to the lifter, wherein first and second supports are horizontally aligned along a top portion of the massage member;

e) means for allowing the first and second supports to repeatedly approach to and distance from each other within the elongated opening;

f) massage bumps attached atop the first and second supports; and

g) a pad covering the massage bumps and the elongated opening of the base frame.

2. The lie-down massager of claim 1 wherein the means comprises:

a) a gear shaft rotatably engaged to the massage member and partitioned to first and second halves respectively threaded symmetrical to each other such that the first support carried on the first half either approaches to or distances from the second support carried on the second half of the gear shaft in accordance with a rotating direction of the gear shaft; and

b) a first motor connected to the gear shaft to control the rotation of the gear shaft.

3. The lie-down massager of claim 2 wherein the first and second supports repeatedly approach to and distance from each other in perpendicular to the horizontally reciprocal movement of the rider.

4. The lie-down massager of claim 1 wherein the vertical reciprocation of the lifter is implemented by a gear-motor application.

5. The lie-down massager of claim 1 wherein the vertical reciprocation of the lifter is implemented by a gear-chain mechanism powered by a second motor.

6. The lie-down massager of claim 1 wherein the vertical reciprocation of the lifter is implemented by a cam-motor application.

7. The lie-down massager of claim 1 wherein the massage bumps are each formed in hemisphere.

8. The lie-down massager of claim 1 wherein the massage bumps are partitioned to first and second pairs, wherein the first pair massage bumps are formed atop the first support and the second pair massage bumps are formed atop the second support, wherein said each pair bumps are aligned parallel to the direction of the rider reciprocation.

9. The lie-down massager of claim 1 wherein the massage bumps each include a heater, wherein the heater is a heating lamp generating heat and infrared rays.

10. The lie-down massager of claim 1 further comprising a heating member spread in the top panel of the base frame.

11. A lie-down massager, comprising:

a) a base frame having an elongated top panel, wherein an elongated top opening is formed centrally and lengthwisely through the elongated top panel;

b) a rider provided below the elongated top panel;

c) a pair of pulleys linked by a rope and respectively mounted in a front end portion and a rear end portion of the base frame, wherein a predetermined portion of the rope is fixedly attached to the rider so that the pulley rotation enables the rider to generate a horizontally reciprocal movement along the elongated top opening;

d) a lifter liftedly engaged to the rider to make a vertically reciprocal movement relative to the rider;

e) a massage member fixed downwardly to the lifter, wherein first and second supports are horizontally aligned along a top portion of the massage member;

f) means for allowing the first and second supports to repeatedly approach to and distance from each other within the elongated opening;

g) massage bumps attached atop the first and second supports; and

h) a pad covering the massage bumps and the elongated opening of the base frame.

12. The lie-down massager of claim 11 further comprising:

a) a pair of roller coasters parallel to each other and attached to the base frame, wherein the roller coasters each have a substantially waved top surface; and

b) a coasting member liftedly engaged between the lifter and the rider, wherein a coaster guide roller is formed outwardly extending from each side surface of the coasting member, wherein the coaster guide roller enables the coasting member to make a roller coasting movement on and along the waved top surfaces of the roller coasters.

13. The lie-down massager of claim 12 further comprises:

a) elongated guides downwardly extending from the coasting member; and

b) guide bushes upwardly formed on the rider to releasably receive the elongated guides so as to stabilize the roller coasting movement of the coasting member along the roller coasters and the lifting of the coasting member from the rider.

14. The lie-down massager of claim 11 wherein the means comprises:

a) a gear shaft rotatably engaged to the massage member and partitioned to first and second halves respectively threaded symmetrical to each other such that the first support carried on the first half either approaches to or distances from the second support carried on the second half of the gear shaft in accordance with a rotating direction of the gear shaft; and

b) a first motor connected to the gear shaft to control the rotation of the gear shaft.

15. The lie-down massager of claim 11 further comprises rider guide rollers on each side of the rider, wherein the rider guide rollers are rollably engaged in the base frame to guide the horizontally reciprocal movement of the rider.

16. The lie-down massager of claim 11 wherein the waved top surfaces of the roller coasters each substantially form a curvature of a human spinal cord.

17. The lie-down massager of claim 11 wherein the first and second supports repeatedly approach to and distance from each other in perpendicular to the horizontally reciprocal movement of the rider.

18. The lie-down massager of claim 11 wherein the vertical reciprocation of the lifter is implemented by a gear-motor application.

19. The lie-down massager of claim 11 wherein the vertical reciprocation of the lifter is implemented by a gear-chain mechanism powered by a second motor.

20. The lie-down massager of claim 11 wherein the vertical reciprocation of the lifter is implemented by a cam-motor application.

21. The lie-down massager of claim 11 wherein the massage bumps are each formed in hemisphere.

22. The lie-down massager of claim 11 wherein the massage bumps are partitioned to first and second pairs, wherein the first pair massage bumps are formed atop the first support and the second pair massage bumps are formed atop the second support, wherein said each pair bumps are aligned parallel to the direction of the rider reciprocation.

23. The lie-down massager of claim 11 wherein the massage bumps each include a heater, wherein the heater is a heating lamp generating heat and infrared rays.

24. The lie-down massager of claim 11 further comprising a heating member spread in the top panel of the base frame.

25. A lie-down massager, comprising:

a) a base frame having an elongated top panel, wherein an elongated opening is formed centrally and lengthwisely through the elongated top panel;

b) a pair of rack gears parallel to each other and provided below the elongated top panel;

c) a rider having a roller gear perpendicular to the rack gears, wherein the roller gear is rotatably mounted on the rack gears to allow the rider to make a horizontally reciprocal movement along the rack gears, wherein the rider is maintained below the elongated top panel;

d) a lifter liftedly engaged to the rider to make a vertically reciprocal movement relative to the rider;

e) a massage member fixed downwardly to the lifter, wherein first and second supports are horizontally aligned along a top portion of the massage member;

f) means for allowing the first and second supports to repeatedly approach to and distance from each other within the elongated opening;

g) massage bumps attached atop the first and second supports; and

h) a pad covering the massage bumps and the elongated opening of the base frame.

26. The lie-down massager of claim 25 further comprising:

a) a pair of roller coasters parallel to each other and attached to the base frame, wherein the roller coasters each have a substantially waved top surface; and

b) a coasting member liftedly engaged between the lifter and the rider, wherein a coaster guide roller is formed outwardly extending from each side surface of the coasting member, wherein the coaster guide roller enables the coasting member to make a roller coasting movement on and along the waved top surfaces of the roller coasters.

27. The lie-down massager of claim 26 further comprises:

a) elongated guides downwardly extending from the coasting member; and

b) guide bushes upwardly formed on the rider to releasably receive the elongated guides so as to stabilize the roller coasting movement of the coasting member along the roller coasters and the lifting of the coasting member from the rider.

28. The lie-down massager of claim 25 wherein the means comprises:

a) a gear shaft rotatably engaged to the massage member and partitioned to first and second halves respectively threaded symmetrical to each other such that the first support carried on the first half either approaches to or distances from the second support carried on the second half of the gear shaft in accordance with a rotating direction of the gear shaft; and

b) a first motor connected to the gear shaft to control the rotation of the gear shaft.

29. The lie-down massager of claim 25 further comprises rider guide rollers on each side of the rider, wherein the rider guide rollers are rollably engaged in the base frame to guide the horizontally reciprocal movement of the rider.

30. The lie-down massager of claim 25 wherein the waved top surfaces of the roller coasters each substantially form a curvature of a human spinal cord.

31. The lie-down massager of claim 25 wherein the first and second supports repeatedly approach to and distance from each other in perpendicular to the horizontally reciprocal movement of the rider.

32. The lie-down massager of claim 25 wherein the vertical reciprocation of the lifter is implemented by a gear-motor application.

33. The lie-down massager of claim 25 wherein the vertical reciprocation of the lifter is implemented by a gear-chain mechanism powered by a second motor.

34. The lie-down massager of claim 25 wherein the vertical reciprocation of the lifter is implemented by a cam-motor application.

35. The lie-down massager of claim 25 wherein the massage bumps are each formed in hemisphere.

36. The lie-down massager of claim 25 wherein the massage bumps are partitioned to first and second pairs, wherein the first pair massage bumps are formed atop the first support and the second pair massage bumps are formed atop the second support, wherein said each pair bumps are aligned parallel to the direction of the rider reciprocation.

37. The lie-down massager of claim 25 wherein the massage bumps each include a heater, wherein the heater is a heating lamp generating heat and infrared rays.

38. The lie-down massager of claim 25 further comprising a heating member spread in the top panel of the base frame.