Patent ID: 9131809
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A bathtub insert configured for retrofit installation into a bathtub, the bathtub insert comprising: a frame comprising a step-plate and a pair of end pillars, the frame defining a cavity; a door movably coupled with the frame and movable with respect to the frame between an opened position and a closed position; a seal coupled to one of the frame and the door to provide a watertight seal between the frame and the door when the door is in the closed position; an elongate latch coupled with the door with a singular pivot pin having a singular pivot point such that the elongate latch is pivotable relative to the door, the elongate latch having a tapered portion, wherein the singular pivot pin is positioned at a bottom portion of the frame or the door; and a catch coupled with the frame, the catch having a substantially vertical orientation and defining a channel member, the channel member having a substantially vertical orientation and forming a channel having a vertical length that is greater than its horizontal width wherein the channel member is sized to receive the tapered portion of the elongate latch to retain and tension the door in the closed position to establish a substantially watertight seal between the door and the frame.