Massaging chair

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2000-07-06

2002-05-21

Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Legrest or footrest interconnected to move relative to...

C297S423190

Reexamination Certificate

active

06390546

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a massaging device, and more particularly to a massaging chair.
2. Description of Related Art
As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2
, a massaging chair of the prior art comprises a seat frame
10
, a backrest frame
11
, a power drive device
12
, a legrest frame
13
, and a link device comprising a connection rod
16
pivoted to the bottom of the seat frame
10
and provided with a moving rod
17
, a drive rod set
14
, and a driven rod set
15
. When the backrest frame
11
is driven by the power drive device
12
to recline, the action rod
141
of the drive rod set
14
is actuated by the backrest frame
11
to act with the link rod
142
, thereby causing the action rod
141
to push a wheel member
153
located in a receiving slot
152
of the acting rod
151
. As a result, the urging rod
154
of the driven rod set
151
to act with the acting rod
151
so as to raise the legrest frame
13
.
Such a massaging chair of the prior art described above is defective in design in that it is rather complicated in construction, and that it can not be easily assembled, and further that it is not cost-effective.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore the primary objective of the present invention to provide a massaging chair which is simple in construction.
It is another objective of the present invention to provide a massaging chair which is cost-effective.
It is still another objective of the present invention to provide a massaging chair with an air pressure cylinder for preventing the backrest of the massaging chair from reclining abruptly.
It is still another objective of the present invention to provide a massaging chair with means to enable the backrest of the massaging chair to be located horizontally.
The foregoing objectives and features of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.


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