Patent ID: 8448269

Claim:
A bathing insert for use with a bathing space, the bathing insert comprising: a body including first and second end walls, first and second side walls extending between the end walls and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body, and a support wall connecting the second end wall and the side walls, wherein the walls define an interior area of the body; a seat including a sit portion extending generally inward from the first end wall and a seatback portion extending from the support wall to the sit portion, wherein the sit portion and seatback portion connect to define the seat, wherein the sit portion is spaced vertically from the support wall and from the open edge; a first door in the first side wall and a second door positioned opposite from and aligned with the first door in the second side wall of the body, each of the doors positioned further from the first end wall than from the second end wall, the doors extending vertically from a top of the side walls and terminating above the support wall; and at least one vertical support extending downwardly from the sit portion, wherein when the bathing insert is positioned for use within the bathing space, the support wall of the body is positioned within the bathing space and the first end wall is external of the bathing space.