Patent ID: 8171577

Claim:
A bathtub seat system comprising: a bathtub having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said perimeter wall including a pair of lateral walls being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said perimeter wall having an upper edge defining an opening extending into said bathtub; a block being removably positioned in said bathtub and having a bottom side, a top side and a peripheral surface extending between said top and bottom sides, said peripheral surface including a front side, a back side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side, a width of said block from said first lateral side to said second lateral side increasing from said bottom side to said top side, said block extending between and frictionally engaging said lateral walls; each of said first and second lateral sides having a notch therein, said notch in each of said first and second lateral sides being positioned nearer to said top side than said bottom side to allow gripping of said block to position said block in or remove said block from said bathtub; each of said first and second lateral sides including an upper half adjacent to said top side and a lower half adjacent to said bottom side, said notch on each of said first and second lateral sides being completely positioned within said upper half of a respective one of said first and second lateral walls such that a remaining portion of each of said first and second lateral sides is flat and lies in a plane extending between said top and bottom sides; and wherein said block provides a seating space for a person using said bathtub.