Massage table

• US 20070251010A1
• Filed: 04/06/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nicolas Lara
• Original Assignee: Nicolas Lara
• Inventors: Lara, Nicolas
• Application Number:
  US11/399,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20070251010A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 5/620
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 13/009 Physiotherapeutic tables, beds or platforms; Chiropractic or osteopathic tables with incorporated massage means A61H2201/0138
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 13/105 Portable, foldable or collapsible tables, e.g. for surgery or treatment portable, foldable or collapsible chairs for surgery or dental treatment A61G15/002
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 13/12 Rests specially adapted therefor; Arrangements of patient-supporting surfaces rests for the surgeon A61B90/60; restraining devices A61F5/37
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 13/121 Head or neck
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2200/325 prone
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 37/00 Accessories for massage

Abstract

A massage table includes a two piece face cradle with a wide range of adjustment. The face cradle comprises a chin support and a forehead support. The chin and forehead supports are connected by rods which allow an open field-of-view to a patient lying prone on the massage table. The face cradle is connected to the massage table using a ball-joint providing a broad range of adjustability. A diagonal strut connected between the forehead support portion of the face cradle and the massage table and provide stability. The massage table may further have adjustable width by allowing the table to separate along a longitudinal axis and one or more leafs inserted into a gap between table halves.

Claims

1. A massage table comprising;

a table top;

a table leg assembly supporting the table top;

a face cradle comprising;

a chin support;

a forehead support;

at least one bar connecting the forehead support to the chin support; and

a face cradle arm connecting the face cradle to the table top through a first joint, the first joint allowing vertical and horizontal adjustment of the face cradle with respect to the table top.

2. The massage table of claim 1, wherein the first joint is a first ball joint.

3. The massage table of claim 1, further including a brace between the face cradle and the table legs.

4. The massage table of claim 3, wherein the brace is a diagonal brace between the forehead support and the table leg assembly.

5. The massage table of claim 4, wherein the diagonal brace is connected to the table leg assembly by a second ball joint and to the forehead support by a third ball joint.

6. The massage table of claim 5, wherein the diagonal brace is a telescoping diagonal brace having a brace spring resisting compression of the diagonal brace.

7. The massage table of claim 1, wherein the forehead support is arced to provide a comfortable resting place for a forehead.

8. The massage table of claim 1, wherein the chin support is arced to provide a comfortable resting place for a chin.

9. The massage table of claim 1, wherein the at least one bar comprises two bars residing on opposite side of the face cradle.

10. The massage table of claim 9, wherein the two bars comprise two bowed downward bars.

11. The massage table of claim 1, wherein:

the table top comprises a right table top and a left table top;

the right table top and the left table top are connected to the table legs by sliding elements allowing the right table top and the left table top to slide laterally apart; and

the massage table includes at least one leaf which may reside between the right table top and the left table top to provide a wider massage table.

12. A massage table comprising;

a table top;

a table leg assembly supporting the table top;

a face cradle comprising;

an arced chin support;

an arced forehead support;

two bars connecting the forehead support to the chin support;

a face cradle arm connecting the face cradle to the table top through a first ball joint, the first joint allowing vertical and horizontal adjustment of the face cradle with respect to the table top; and

a telescoping diagonal brace connected between the face cradle and the table leg assembly, and having a brace spring resisting compression of the diagonal brace.

13. The massage table of claim 12, wherein the diagonal brace is connected to the face cradle through a third ball joint.

14. The massage table of claim 13, wherein the diagonal brace is connected to the table leg assembly through a second ball joint

15. The massage table of claim 13, wherein the separation of the forehead support from the chin support is adjustable.

16. The massage table of claim 13, wherein the diagonal brace is connected between the table leg assembly and the forehead support.

17. A massage table comprising;

a table top;

a table leg assembly supporting the table top;

an adjustable face cradle comprising;

an arced chin support;

an arced forehead support;

two adjustable bars connecting the forehead support to the chin support, the adjustable bars providing adjustment of the separation of the forehead support from the chin support;

a face cradle arm connecting the face cradle to the table top through a first ball joint, the first ball joint allowing vertical and horizontal adjustment of the face cradle with respect to the table top; and

a telescoping diagonal brace connected at a first end to the forehead support by a third ball joint and to the table leg assembly at a second end opposite the first end, and having a brace spring resisting compression of the diagonal brace.

18. The massage table of claim 17, wherein the table top is a laterally expandable table top.

19. The massage table of claim 17, wherein the laterally expandable table top comprises laterally separable sections and at least one leaf to fill a gap between the section.