Patent ID: 8276221

Claim:
A method for providing a cushion and tub assembly, comprising: obtaining a tub with a cavity adapted to receive bathing water, the cavity defined by a non-metallic wall having an exposed surface in the cavity and a hidden surface; obtaining a cushion with at least one magnet within the cushion; obtaining at least one metallic member separate from the tub, the at least one metallic member magnetically attracting to the at least one magnet in the cushion; permanently securing the at least one metallic member to the hidden surface of a tub at a location corresponding to a desired location of the cushion on the exposed surface of the tub; and providing the tub and cushion with the cushion being releasably connectable to the exposed surface of the tub at the desired location by attraction forces between the at least one magnet and the at least one metallic member on opposite sides of the tub wall.