Massage and bathing chair

Abstract

A chair including a seat support pivotally attached to a back support and a leg support, wherein the back support, the seat support and the leg support are adjustable relative to one another such that the chair is adjustable between reclining, sitting and standing positions, wherein in the standing position the back support, the seat support and the leg support are all generally vertical. The supports may be formed with liquid conduits for passing a bathing liquid therethrough, and may further include massage elements adapted for applying a massaging motion to a person.

1 . A chair comprising: 
 a seat support pivotally attached to a back support and a leg support, and supported by a base;    a first adjustable link attached to said base and said leg support adapted to modify an angular orientation of said leg support relative to said base;    a second adjustable link attached to said seat support and said leg support adapted to modify an angular orientation of said seat support relative to said leg support; and    a third adjustable link attached to said seat support and said back support adapted to modify an angular orientation of said seat support relative to said back support, wherein said back support, said seat support and said leg support are adjustable relative to one another such that said chair is adjustable between reclining, sitting and standing positions, wherein in the standing position said back support, said seat support and said leg support are all generally vertical.    
     
     
         2 . The chair according to  claim 1 , further comprising a head bathing member attached to an upper portion of said back support, said head bathing member being formed with liquid conduits for passing a bathing liquid therethrough directed at a scalp of a person sitting in said chair.  
     
     
         3 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein said leg support comprises a calf support member and a foot-sole support member.  
     
     
         4 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein all the supports are formed with liquid conduits for passing a bathing liquid therethrough.  
     
     
         5 . The chair according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of massage elements adapted for applying a massaging motion to a person, said massage elements being positioned on said back support, said seat support and said leg support.  
     
     
         6 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein said seat support comprises a pair of buttocks support members separated from one another by a recess formed in said seat support.  
     
     
         7 . The chair according to  claim 6 , wherein said recess is formed with a plurality of liquid conduits for passing a bathing liquid therethrough directed at a groin area of a person sitting in said chair.  
     
     
         8 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein said seat support is pivotally attached to said base.  
     
     
         9 . The chair according to  claim 3 , further comprising a sensor mounted on said foot-sole support member, adapted to sense if an object is underneath said foot-sole support member.  
     
     
         10 . The chair according to  claim 2 , further comprising a drying device mounted on at least one of said back support, said seat support, said leg support and said head bathing member, said drying device being adapted to direct drying air at a person sitting in said chair.  
     
     
         11 . The chair according to  claim 5 , wherein said massage elements comprise semi-spherical elements mounted on rows or columns of bars which are pivotally mounted on posts, said bars being pivotally attached to links mounted on an oscillatory bar, wherein oscillatory motion of said oscillatory bar imparts an oscillatory motion to said massage elements.  
     
     
         12 . The chair according to  claim 11 , wherein an array of massage pads overlays said massage elements.  
     
     
         13 . The chair according to  claim 11 , wherein at least one of said massage elements and said massage pads are floatingly mounted on a support surface.  
     
     
         14 . The chair according to  claim 1 , further comprising a bathing console that includes a plurality of liquid conduits through which bathing liquid can pass through towards a person sitting in said chair.  
     
     
         15 . The chair according to  claim 3 , wherein said foot-sole support member is adapted to be extended or retracted in and out of said calf support member.