Patent ID: 6145140
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A bathtub comprising:(a) a reservoir for receiving a person using the bathtub, said reservoir having an open top end and including a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and first and second end walls;(b) a top wall integral with said front wall, said rear wall and said end walls, said top wall completely surrounding and extending horizontally outwardly from said open top end of the reservoir;(c) an apron spaced apart from the front wall of the reservoir and extending downwardly from the top wall for supporting the top wall; said apron being bowed inwardly along the entire length thereof and defining the front of the bathtub;(d) a planar, horizontal platform integral with said top wall at one end of the bathtub extending along slightly more than one-half of the length of the bathtub from one end thereof and cantilevered a substantial distance outwardly from the apron for supporting a person using the bathtub;(e) a narrow ledge integral with the top wall at a second end of the bathtub extending from said platform to the other end of the bathtub and cantilevered outwardly from the apron; and(f) a concave depression in said ledge facilitating access to said bathtub by a person seated on said platform.