Portable bar apparatus

Abstract

A portable bar apparatus for use in massage treatments. The present invention provides a portable bar apparatus for use in massage treatments utilizing foot pressure. The portable bar apparatus is collapsible for ease of transport and storage. The apparatus, in a preferred embodiment, includes two substantially triangular shaped end supports with two parallel bars mounted on the upper ends of the end supports.

1 . A bar apparatus for use in massage treatments, said bar apparatus comprising: 
 a first end support;    a second end support;    a massage table between said first end support and said second end support; and    at least one horizontal bar attached to said first end support and said second end support, said at least one horizontal bar suspended above said massage table.    
     
     
         2 . The bar apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said bar apparatus includes: 
 said first end support having a wider lower portion than the upper portion; and  
 said second end support having a wider lower portion than the upper portion.  
 
     
     
         3 . The bar apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said bar apparatus includes: 
 said at least one horizontal bar includes two parallel spaced bars extending between said first end support and said second end support.  
 
     
     
         4 . The bar apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said bar apparatus includes: 
 components that are disassembled into a compact form for transport and storage.  
 
     
     
         5 . The bar apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said bar apparatus includes: 
 a first bar on said first end support;  
 a second bar on said first end support;  
 a first upper bracket connecting said first bar and said second bar on said first end support;  
 a first bar on said second end support;  
 a second bar on said second end support; and  
 a second upper bracket connecting said first bar and said second bar on said second end support.  
 
     
     
         6 . The bar apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said bar apparatus further includes: 
 a first cross member extending across said first end support for supporting said massage table; and  
 a second cross member extending across said second end support for supporting said massage table.  
 
     
     
         7 . A portable bar apparatus for use in massage treatments, said portable bar apparatus comprising: 
 a first end support, said first end support including a first bar member, a second bar member and a first upper bracket connecting said first bar member and said second bar member;    a second end support, said second end support including a third bar member, a fourth bar member and a second upper bracket connecting said third bar member and said fourth bar member;    a first pole member extending between the upper portion of said first end support and the upper portion of said second end support; and    a second pole member extending between the upper portion of said first support member and the upper portion of said second end support; said second pole member spaced from and substantially parallel to said first pole member.    
     
     
         8 . The portable bar apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said portable bar apparatus further includes: 
 a massage table beneath said first pole member and said second pole member.    
     
     
         9 . The portable bar apparatus of  claim 7  wherein said portable bar apparatus includes: 
 said first bar member, said second bar member, said third bar member and said fourth bar member are collapsible for ease of transport and storage.  
 
     
     
         10 . The portable bar apparatus of  claim 7  wherein said portable bar apparatus includes: 
 said first end support and said second end support being in a substantially triangular shape having a wider lower portion than said upper portion.  
 
     
     
         11 . A method for providing massage treatment using a portable bar apparatus having a first end support; a second end support and two parallel spaced bars extending between the upper portions of said first end support and said second end support, said method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a table beneath said two parallel spaced bars for a patient to lie upon;    grasping at least one of said two parallel spaced bars to control and support the weight of a user;    applying pressure from the foot of the user to the patient on said table.    
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein said method further includes: 
 providing a wider lower portion on each of said first end support and said second end support than the upper portion of said end supports.  
 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  wherein said method further includes: 
 said first end support and said second end supports are collapsible for ease of transport and storage.