Massage table assembly

• US 7,636,967 B1
• Filed: 08/28/2008
• Issued: 12/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ellen M. Stokes
• Original Assignee: Ellen M. Stokes
• Inventors: Stokes, Ellen M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grosz; Alexander
• Application Number:
  US12/200,216
• Time in Patent Office: 488 Days
• Field of Search: 562/0, 562/2, 562/3, 572/5, 573/5
• 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 13/12 Rests specially adapted therefor; Arrangements of patient-supporting surfaces rests for the surgeon A61B90/60; restraining devices A61F5/37
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 15/125 Head-rests

Abstract

A massage table assembly includes a tabletop has a top side, a bottom side, a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The tabletop has a pair of breast openings therein configured to receive breasts of a person lying face down on the tabletop. The openings are aligned with each other along a line oriented perpendicular to the first lateral edge and are positioned nearer to the first end than the second end. A plurality of legs is attached to and extends downwardly from the bottom side. A guide is attached to the bottom side of the tabletop nearer to the first end than the second end. A container is removably positioned on the guide and is aligned with the openings when container is placed on the guide to cover breasts extending through the tabletop.

Claims

1. A massage table assembly comprising:

a tabletop having a top side, a bottom side, a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said tabletop having a pair of breast openings therein configured to receive breasts of a person lying face down on said tabletop, said openings extending into said top side and outwardly through said bottom side, said openings being aligned with each other along a line oriented perpendicular to said first lateral edge and being positioned nearer to said first end than said second end;

a plurality of legs being attached to and extending downwardly from said bottom side;

a guide being attached to said bottom side of said tabletop nearer to said first end than said second end; and

a container being removably positioned on said guide and being aligned with said openings when the container is placed on said guide to cover breasts extending through said tabletop.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, further including a pair of inserts, each of said inserts being removably positioned in one of said openings to form a flush surface over said openings with respect to an area adjacent to said openings.

3. The assembly according to claim 1, further including:

a pair of donut shaped bladders, each of said bladders being attached to and extending around a perimeter edge of one of said openings; and

an air pump being fluidly coupled to each of said bladders, said air pump injecting air into said bladders when said air pump is turned on to decrease a diameter of said openings and to provide cushioning of said openings.

4. The assembly according to claim 3, further including a head support being attached to and extending away from said first end of said tabletop, said head support being U-shaped and including a pair of arms and a central member being attached to and extending between said arms, said arms being attached to said first end, said arms being spaced from each other a distance greater than 7 inches to prevent a face of a person lying on said table from contacting the arms when a forehead of the person is resting on said central member, a cushioning member being positioned on said central member.

5. The assembly according to claim 1, further including a head support being attached to and extending away from said first end of said tabletop, said head support being U-shaped and including a pair of arms and a central member being attached to and extending between said arms, said arms being attached to said first end, said arms being spaced from each other a distance greater than 7 inches to prevent a face of a person lying on said table from contacting the arms when a forehead of the person is resting on said central member, a cushioning member being positioned on said central member.

6. The assembly according to claim 1, further including a pair of arm supports being attached to said tabletop, each of said first and second lateral edges having one of said arm supports attached thereto, said arm supports being pivotally coupled to said tabletop and pivotable laterally from a corresponding one of said first and second lateral edges, said arm supports remaining coplanar with said tabletop as said arm supports are pivoted with respect to said tabletop.

7. A massage table assembly comprising:

a tabletop having a top side, a bottom side, a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said tabletop having a pair of breast openings therein configured to receive breasts of a person lying face down on said tabletop, said openings extending into said top side and outwardly through said bottom side, said openings being aligned with each other along a line oriented perpendicular to said first lateral edge and being positioned nearer to said first end than said second end, said tabletop having a break therein between said first and second ends to allow said tabletop to be folded;

a plurality of legs being attached to and extending downwardly from said bottom side;

a guide being attached to said bottom side of said tabletop nearer to said first end than said second end;

a container being removably positioned on said guide and being aligned with said openings when the container is placed on said guide to cover breasts extending through said tabletop;

a pair of inserts, each of said inserts being removably positioned in one of said openings to form a flush surface over said openings with respect to an area adjacent to said openings;

a pair of donut shaped bladders, each of said bladders being attached to and extending around a perimeter edge of one of said openings;

an air pump being fluidly coupled to each of said bladders, said air pump injecting air into said bladders when said air pump is turned on to decrease a diameter of said openings and to provide cushioning of said openings;

a head support being attached to and extending away from said first end of said tabletop, said head support being U-shaped and including a pair of arms and a central member being attached to and extending between said arms, said arms being attached to said first end, said arms being spaced from each other a distance greater than 7 inches to prevent a face of a person lying on said table from contacting the arms when a forehead of the person is resting on said central member, a cushioning member being positioned on said central member; and

a pair of arm supports being attached to said tabletop, each of said first and second lateral edges having one of said arm supports attached thereto, said arm supports being pivotally coupled to said tabletop and pivotable laterally from a corresponding one of said first and second lateral edges, said arm supports remaining coplanar with said tabletop as said arm supports are pivoted with respect to said tabletop.