Patent ID: 8863323

Claim:
A wall-entry bathtub, comprising: a basin; a shell defining an entryway to provide access into the basin; an entry wall disposed generally proximate and exterior to the shell and movable in a plane generally parallel to the entryway between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein in the lowered position the entry wall is substantially clear of the entryway, and wherein in the raised position the entry wall at least partially blocks the entryway; a first latch member coupled to the entry wall; a first bracket member coupled to the basin and configured to be operatively coupled to the first latch member when the entry wall is in the raised position to maintain the entry wall in the raised position; wherein the first bracket member includes a striker and the first latch member includes a latch pin; and wherein the latch pin is received by an opening in the striker when the entry wall is in the raised position.