Patent ID: 8122529

Claim:
A cushioned bath lounger, the lounger being adapted for use in a bathtub, the bathtub having an upper surface, and inner surfaces, the inner surfaces comprising a back surface, a bottom surface, a left side surface, and a right side surface, the lounger being positioned proximate to the back surface of the bathtub, the lounger then presenting a resting place for the head and shoulders of a reclined bather, the lounger comprising: a flexible support member having a first chamber therein; a first support rail positioned adjacent at least one inner surface of the bathtub; a first anchor connected to the first support rail for anchoring the first support rail to the bathtub; a second support rail positioned adjacent at least one inner surface of the bathtub; a second anchor connected to the second support rail for anchoring the second support rail to the bathtub; the flexible support member being affixed to the first support rail by a first attachment, the flexible support member being affixed to the second support rail by a second attachment, the flexible support member being suspended between the first support rail and the second support rail, wherein the first attachment comprises a first handle member affixed to the flexible support member and engaging the first support rail, and the second attachment comprises a second handle member affixed to the flexible support member and engaging the second support rail, wherein the first support rail comprises a first elongated slot therein configured to receive the first handle member, and the second support rail comprises a second elongated slot therein configured to receive the second handle member, the first handle member being positioned within the first elongated slot and slideably engaging the first support rail, the second handle member being positioned within the second elongated slot and slideably engaging the second support rail, and wherein the position of the flexible member is slideably adjustable relative to the first and second support rails; and a visco-elastic pad positioned within the first chamber of the flexible support member.