A massaging chair according to the present invention provides an efficient and comfortable massage to a person sitting therein. The massaging chair preferably has a seat for supporting the lower torso of a user thereon and a back for supporting the back of a user thereon. The back includes a flexible front surface which is adapted to directly contact the back of the user. The massaging chair also has a massaging carriage mounted within the back of the chair, a transverse rod rotatably mounted to the carriage and so as to define a generally horizontal rod axis which extends generally parallel to the flexible front surface of the back of the chair, at least one roller assembly mounted to the rod and including a plurality of separate rollers which are mounted for free rotation about parallel axes which are radially spaced from and parallel to the rod axis. The rollers are positioned so as to sequentially contact the flexible front surface of the back upon rotation of the rod, and thereby massage the back of the user supported in the chair.

A cushion/backrest including an integrated reading lamp tethered at the end of a flexible member is disclosed for providing the user with a source of light for reading or watching television. The cushion may also include built in massage motors for providing the user with a massaging action to the back. Controls for adjusting the massaging action and the reading lamp may be incorporated in an armrest.

A portable, compact, self-contained child pacifying device is disclosed for use with infant support structures. The device may be attached to such infant support structures through attachment means allowing ready attachment and removal of the pacifying device. The attachment means may include projecting tabs or a pivotable retaining arm located proximate a vibration dampening means. A biasing means retains the attachment means and the pacifying device in position. The device comprises an integral outer case structure within which a battery powered vibratory source is mounted to produce a vibrating motion. The outer case structure attaches to the child carrier through a mounting arrangement fixedly attached to the exterior of the case structure and attachable to the infant support structure.

A foldable massaging bed cushion for supporting a person in a sitting position has a backrest with two side edges, two armrests rotatably coupled to the backrest, and one or more massaging units within the backrest. The two armrests can rotate from a sitting position to a folded position along the two side edges of the backrest. The foldable massaging bed cushion can also have one or more heating units and one more massaging units located within the backrest and a control panel to control the massaging units and heating units.