Adjustable Relaxation Device

Abstract

An adjustable relaxation device has a substantially flat, cushioned body support having a rigid base frame and a cushioning pad and which can be inclined and tilted at various angles. Several movable supports are connected to the body support which are load-bearing and operable to contact and support a user in a comfortable position including left and right lateral recumbent lying positions, when the body support is in an inclined position. The cushioning pad may be composed of heat dissipating material and can include sculpted depressions and undulations designed to match to a users body when resting on the relaxation device. The supports can also include depressions and undulations designed to match to a user's body when sitting on the adjustable angled seat and resting against the back support and adjustable knee/lower-leg support.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adjustable relaxation device, comprising:
 a base operable to rest on a horizontal support surface;   a body support connected to the base, the body support being operable to support a body of a person lying in at least a lateral recumbent position;   the body support having first and second ends and having first and second sides extending between the first and second ends;   a longitudinal axis parallel to and along a center of the body support and extending between the first and second ends of the body support, a lateral axis parallel to the body support and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and extending between the first and second sides of the body support, and a normal axis orthogonal to the longitudinal and lateral axes;   an inclination of the body support being adjustable and fixable relative to the horizontal support surface between at least first and second inclined positions, where in the first inclined position, the longitudinal axis is at a first angle relative to the horizontal support surface, and in the second inclined position, the longitudinal axis is at a second angle relative to the horizontal support surface where the second angle is substantially greater than the first angle and where the second end of the body support is higher than the first end of the body support;   a back support fixedly connected to the body support and operable to support a back of the person lying on the body support in the at least lateral recumbent position;   a buttock support fixedly connected to the body support and operable to support a buttock of the person lying on the body support in the at least lateral recumbent position;   a lower leg support fixedly connected to the body support and operable to support anterior portions of lower legs of the person lying on the body support in the at least lateral recumbent position;   a gap between the buttock support and the lower leg support, and the gap being operable to receive the lower leg portions of the person therethrough, lying on the body support in the at least lateral recumbent position;   the back, buttock and lower leg supports having contact surfaces extending away from the body support and positioned to contact and support at least the back, buttock and anterior portions of lower legs of the person, respectively, while the person is lying on the body support in the at least lateral recumbent position with hip and knee joints flexed and with the lower legs of the person disposed in the gap between the buttock and lower leg supports; and   the back, buttock and lower leg supports being fixed relative to the body support and being operable to support forces exerted thereon by the body of the person in the first and second inclined positions of the body support.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a position of at least one of the back, buttock and lower leg supports being adjustable and fixable relative to the body support between at least first and second positions.   
     
     
         3 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 3 , wherein:
 each of the back, buttock and lower leg supports having a least left and right configurations;   in the left configuration, the contact surfaces of the back, buttock and lower leg supports are positioned to contact and support at least the back, buttock and anterior portions of the lower legs of the person, respectively, while the person is lying on the body support in at least a left lateral recumbent position with hip and knee joints flexed; and   in the right configuration, the contact surfaces of the back, buttock and lower leg supports are positioned to contact and support at least the back, buttock and anterior portions of the lower legs of the person, respectively, while the person is lying on the body support in at least a right lateral recumbent position with hip and knee joints flexed.   
     
     
         4 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 3 , wherein:
 in the left configuration:
 the contact surface of the back support is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the body support in a first lateral direction; 
 at least a majority of the contact surface of the buttock support is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the body support in the first lateral direction; and 
 at least a majority of the contact surface of the lower leg support is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the body support in a second lateral direction opposite the first lateral direction; and 
   in the right configuration;
 the contact surface of the back support is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the body support in the second lateral direction; 
 at least a majority of the contact surface of the buttock support is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the body support in the second lateral direction; and 
 at least a majority of the contact surface of the lower leg support is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the body support in the first lateral direction. 
   
     
     
         5 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the lateral axis is disposed between the back support and the buttock support; and   in the right and left configurations:   the contact surface of the lower leg support is disposed between the first end of the body support and the lateral axis; and
 the contact surface of the buttock support is disposed between the lower leg support and the lateral axis. 
   
     
     
         6 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 5 , wherein:
 in the right and left configurations:
 the contact surface of the back support is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body support; 
 the contact surface of the buttock support is disposed at an angle relative to, and is directed toward, the longitudinal axis of the body support; and 
 the contact surface of the lower leg support is disposed at an angle relative to, and is directed toward, the longitudinal axis of the body support. 
   
     
     
         7 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the body support is pivotally connected to the base and is operable to pivot relative to the base about a pivot axis disposed adjacent the first end of the body support.   
     
     
         8 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a pivot actuator connected to the base and the body support;   the pivot actuator being operable to extend and retract to adjust the inclination of the body support.   
     
     
         9 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a roll orientation of the body support being adjustable and fixable relative to the horizontal support surface between at least first and second roll orientations, where in the first roll orientation, the lateral axis of the body support is parallel to the horizontal support surface, and in the second roll orientation, the lateral axis is at a non-parallel angle relative to the horizontal support surface.   
     
     
         10 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a roll actuator operable to adjust and fix the roll orientation of the body support.   
     
     
         11 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 at least one of the back, buttock and lower leg supports having at least one outwardly-extending mounting peg; and   the body support having at least two mounting holes for the at least one of the back, buttock and lower leg supports and the at least two mounting holes being adapted to closely receive the mounting peg.   
     
     
         12 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 each of the back, buttock and lower leg supports having at least one outwardly-extending mounting peg;   the body support having at least two mounting holes for each of the back, buttock and lower leg supports, and each mounting hole being adapted to closely receive the mounting peg of the associated back, buttock and lower leg support, whereby each of the back, buttock and lower leg supports can be connected to the body support in at least one of two predetermined positions.   
     
     
         13 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 each of the back, buttock and lower leg supports having at least two outwardly-extending mounting pegs;   the body support having at least two pairs of mounting holes adapted to closely receive the mounting pegs for each of the back, buttock and lower leg supports whereby each of the supports can be connected to the body support in at least one of two predetermined positions.   
     
     
         14 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 the at least one of the back, buttock and lower leg supports being connected to the body support by at least one link; and   the at least one link being operable to adjust and fix the one back, buttock and lower leg support in the at least first and second positions.   
     
     
         15 . The adjustable relaxation device of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the buttock and lower leg supports are connected to the body support by the at least one link; and   the at least one link is operable to adjust and fix each of the buttock and lower leg support in the at least first and second positions.