Patent ID: 8752219

Claim:
A bathing environment comprising: a front wall for holding water within said bathing environment; an arcuate area integral with the front wall and extending from said front wall out of said bathing environment for supporting a user so that a user may pivot thereon to enter into said bathing environment, said front wall having a top; a seat adjacent to said arcuate area and said top of said front wall, said seat being disposed within said bathing environment and flush with said top of said front wall and said arcuate area such that the user pivots upon said arcuate area and slides across said top of said front wall and upon said seat, and wherein said front wall has a support for said seat that extends below said top of said front wall that is equal to a dimension of a thickness of said seat so that said seat and said top of said wall are flush with each other; and a groove extending from the top of the front wall and within said bathing environment to the seat, and wherein the groove has a minimal width to allow sliding of a user thereover, and wherein said seat is in register with said area and said groove.