Patent ID: 7065805

Claim:
A support apparatus for placement within a bath tub, comprising: a base; a fame attached to the base, wherein the frame has an upper frame portion, a lower frame portion, and a brace portion; and a cover removably attached to the frame, wherein the cover has an indented shape for supporting a human body; wherein the base includes a front base portion and a rear base portion, and the brace portion of the frame is attached to the rear base portion and to the upper frame portion; further comprising at least one junction member, wherein the brace portion of the frame and the upper frame portion are coupled together by the at least one junction member; wherein the brace portion of the frame is pivotally attached to the rear base portion and to the at least one junction member the at least one junction member is slidably attached to the upper frame portion, and the upper frame portion is pivotally attached to the front base portion; and wherein the at least one junction member comprises first and second junction members, the brace portion of the frame and the upper frame portion are coupled together by the first and second junction members, the upper frame portion includes a top frame portion and first and second bottom frame portions, the top frame portion is pivotally connected to the first and second bottom frame portions via the first and second junction members, and the first and second bottom frame portions are coupled to the front base portion.