Spinal area back supporter and massaging device

Claim 1

A spinal area supporter and massaging device comprising an elongated central supporting and massaging portion formed of resilient material sufficiently resilient for a section of it to fit into the generally vertically elongated depression in a person''s back in the backbone area as a person presses against said supporting portion and to regain its shape when said pressure is released, a rear portion attached to said central supporting portion and supporting said central supporting portion, said rear portion itself being adapted to be upheld by an upholding element, said central supportinG portion substantially having a thickness from its forward to its rearward side of between 1 to 4 inches and a horizontal width substantially of approximately 2 to 4 inches so as to place concentrated support pressure on the areas of the back that lie on each side of the spine to achieve a relaxation of the ligaments for relief of fatigue thereof caused by the downward pull of gravity on the user''s ribs while the user''s back is erect, said central supporting portion being at least 1 inch thick in its central 2 inches of width, said central supporting portion having an upright central reference plane extending forwardly and rearwardly therethrough midway between its right and left sides, said device being free of any section disposed farther than 2 inches from its said central plane which section extends farther forwardly than an intermediate upright reference plane extending from right to left therethrough at a right angle to said central reference plane and disposed farther than 1 inch from the rearward side of said central supporting portion, said rear portion extending beyond the right and left sides of said spine supporting portion a substantial distance for supporting those parts of the back of the user which are midway between the spine and the sides of the back.