CHAIR INCLUDING PERCUSSIVE MASSAGE THERAPY

1 . A massage chair comprising:

a seat portion;

a back portion;

a leg portion; and

a massage carriage configured to move within the seat portion, the back portion, and the leg portion, wherein the massage carriage comprises:

a percussive massage assembly comprising a motor, a reciprocating shaft coupled to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, and a reciprocating massage head coupled to the reciprocating shaft; and

a support mechanism associated with the percussive massage assembly, wherein the support mechanism is configured to support a weight of a user of the massage chair, thereby allowing the reciprocating shaft and the reciprocating massage head of the percussive massage assembly to reciprocate.

2 . The massage chair of claim 1 , wherein the leg portion includes at least a first leg pneumatic compression assembly.

3 . The massage chair of claim 1 , further comprising: first and second arm portions, wherein the first arm portion includes a first arm pneumatic compression assembly, and wherein the second arm portion includes a second arm pneumatic compression assembly.

4 . The massage chair of claim 3 , wherein the first and second pneumatic compression assemblies are removable from the first and second arm portions.

5 . The massage chair of claim 1 , further comprising: one or more far infrared (FIR) elements configured to provide FIR therapy to the user of the massage chair.

6 . The massage chair of claim 5 , wherein the one or more FIR elements comprises at least one of a far infrared fabric and far infrared light emitters.

7 . The massage chair of claim 1 , wherein the percussive massage assembly is mounted on the massage carriage, and wherein the massage carriage further comprises a kneading massage assembly.

8 . The massage chair of claim 1 , wherein one or more movements and operations of components in the massage carriage are controlled by a controller coupled to the massage chair.

9 . The massage chair of claim 8 , wherein the controller coupled to the massage chair is operated by the user of the massage chair by providing user input via an application installed on a user device of the user.

10 . The massage chair of claim 1 , further comprising: one or more dampeners arranged between portions of the massage carriage and the percussive massage assembly, wherein the one or more dampeners are configured to dampen one or more vibrations generated by the motor of the percussive massage assembly.

11 . The massage chair of claim 1 , further comprising:

a frame underneath the seat, the leg, and the back portions;

one or more tracks coupled to the frame, wherein the massage carriage is configured to move along the one or more tracks.

12 . The massage chair of claim 11 , further comprising:

one or more dampeners arranged between the one or more tracks and the frame, wherein the one or more dampeners are configured to dampen one or more vibrations generated by movement of the massage carriage along the one or more tracks.

13 . The massage chair of claim 11 , further comprising:

a central cavity below the seat, the leg, and the back portions, wherein the central cavity is configured to house the frame, the one or more tracks, and the massage carriage.

14 . The massage chair of claim 11 , further comprising:

a cover arranged over the central cavity; and

a support strap, wherein the cover is coupled to the massage chair by the support strap.

15 . The massage chair of claim 14 , wherein a first end of the support strap is attached to an interior surface of the cover, and a second end of the support strap is attached to the back portion of the massage chair.

16 . A massage chair comprising a percussive massage device, the percussive massage device comprising:

a housing that defines a housing interior, a thickness, a width and a height;

a motor positioned in the housing, wherein the motor includes a rotatable motor shaft that defines a motor axis;

a counterweight that rotates about the motor axis;

a reciprocating shaft operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, wherein the reciprocating shaft includes a distal end that defines a reciprocation axis, wherein the reciprocation axis defines a thickness reciprocation plane that extends transversely through the thickness of the housing and divides the housing into first and second side portions, wherein the motor is positioned in the first side portion, and wherein the motor axis is perpendicular to the reciprocation axis.

17 . The massage chair of claim 16 , comprising a carriage to which the percussive massage device is mounted, the carriage being movable within the massage chair.

18 . The massage chair of claim 17 , wherein massage chair comprises rails extending from a leg portion of the massage chair to a back portion of the massage chair and the carriage comprises wheels for travelling along rails.

19 . A massage chair comprising a percussive massage device, the percussive massage device comprising:

a housing that defines a housing interior, wherein the housing defines a thickness,

a width and a height,

a battery,

a motor positioned in the housing, wherein the motor includes a rotatable motor shaft that defines a motor axis,

a counterweight that rotates about the motor axis,

a switch for activating the motor, and

a reciprocating shaft operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, wherein the reciprocating shaft includes a distal end that defines a reciprocation axis, wherein the reciprocation axis defines a thickness reciprocation plane that extends transversely through the thickness of the housing and divides the housing into first and second side portions, wherein the entire motor is positioned on a first side of the thickness reciprocation plane in the first side portion and the entire battery is positioned on a second side of the thickness reciprocation plane in the second side portion, wherein the motor axis extends perpendicular to the thickness reciprocation plane and extends through the battery, and wherein the first side portion is symmetrical to the second side portion except for any openings or ports defined in the housing.