Patent ID: 7849531

Claim:
A sub-assembly of a shower system, wherein the sub-assembly is attached to a pair of enclosure panels, wherein the pair of enclosure panels are arranged to form an enclosed, inner corner of the shower system, the sub-assembly comprising: a corner seat platform having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the corner seat platform further includes: a first seat passage, and a second seat passage, wherein each of the first and second seat passages extend through the corner seat platform member from the upper surface to the lower surface; a rearwardly lower surface seat support assembly attached to the lower surface of the corner seat platform; and a forwardly lower surface seat support assembly attached to the lower surface of the corner seat platform, wherein each of the rearwardly lower surface seat support assembly and the forwardly lower surface seat support assembly includes: a brace member including a first end and a second end, a first mounting post at least partially telescopically received within first end of the brace member, and a second mounting post at least partially telescopically received within the second end of the brace member, wherein the brace member further includes: a first brace passage proximate the first end, and a second brace passage proximate the second end, wherein the first mounting post includes: a first mounting post passage, wherein the second mounting post includes: a second mounting post passage, wherein the first brace passage and the first mounting post passage are aligned with the first seat passage, wherein the second brace passage and the second mounting post passage are aligned with the second seat passage.