Legrest-carrying chair

Abstract

A legrest-carrying chair is formed of a chair body 1 A provided with a seat 2 on which a user sits, and a legrest 5 provided on a front side of the chair body 1 A, the legrest 5 having front and rear surfaces, a leg holding unit 20 provided on the front surface and adapted to hold the user's legs, and a substantially flat leg resting portion 25 provided on the rear surface and capable of placing the user's legs thereon, the leg holding unit 20 having massaging members 23 adapted to massage the user's legs held in the leg holding unit 20, the legrest being mounted to the chair body 1 A so that a front and a rear surfaces thereof can be reversed.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A legrest-carrying chair comprising a chair body  1 A provided with a seat  2  on which a user sits, and a legrest  5  provided on a front side of the chair body  1 A, 
 the legrest  5  having front and rear surfaces, a leg holding unit  20  provided on the front surface and adapted to hold the user's legs, and a substantially flat leg resting portion  25  provided on the rear surface and capable of placing the user's legs thereon,  
 the leg holding unit  20  having massaging members  23  adapted to massage the user's legs held in the leg holding unit  20 ,  
 the legrest being mounted to the chair body  1 A so that a front and a rear surfaces thereof can be reversed.  
 
     
     
         2 . A legrest-carrying chair according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the legrest  5  is pivotably mounted to the chair body  1 A so that the front and rear surfaces of the legrest can be reversed from one to the other.    
     
     
         3 . A legrest-carrying chair according to  claim 2 , wherein: 
 a support arm  11  is vertically pivotably connected to the chair body  1 A, and    the legrest  5  is pivotably mounted to the support arm  11 .    
     
     
         4 . A legrest-carrying chair according to  claim 3 , wherein: 
 a backrest  4  is provided on a rear side portion of the chair body  1 A so that the backrest can be turned in the forward and backward direction.    
     
     
         5 . A legrest-carrying chair according to  claim 3 , wherein: 
 the support arm  11  has left and right side rods  12  connected to the chair body  1 A so that the support arm can be turned in the vertical direction, and    the legrest  5  has left and right side portions which are supported by the side rods  12  via a lateral support pivot  26  so that the legrest can be turned around the support pivot  26 .    
     
     
         6 . A legrest-carrying chair according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the legrest  5  is provided position-changeably with respect to the chair body  1 A so that the legrest can be disposed on the lower side of the soles of the user's feet with the front surface of the legrest directed upward.    
     
     
         7 . A legrest-carrying chair according to  claims 3  to  6 , wherein: 
 the legrest  5  is pivotably supported on the support arm  11  so that the legrest is turned forward and backward within the range of 180°.