Patent ID: 7690701

Claim:
A walk-in bathtub adjustable door latch assembly to secure and to adjustably position an inwardly swinging entryway hinged door in a bather entryway of a walk-in bathtub comprising: a base friction disc, said base friction disc having three angularly and radially spaced transverse base friction disc mounting bores; a slotted rotating disc rotatably centered on said base friction disc, said slotted rotating disc sized to overlay said base friction disc, said slotted rotating disc having three angularly and radially spaced equal radius slots sized and located to cooperate with said base friction disc mounting bores; a center post fixed perpendicularly to the center of said slotted rotating disc, said center post having a transverse lever bore spaced from and parallel to said slotted rotating disc, said center post having a set screw receiving bore intersecting said lever bore near said lever bore's midlength; three spacer bushings sized to slidingly fit and be retained respectively with one said bushing within each said slot; a top friction disc having a center post receiving bore at its center sized to closely and rotatably receive said center post, said center post received in said center post receiving bore, said top friction disc having three angularly and radially spaced transverse top friction disc mounting bores, said top friction disc sized to overlay said slotted rotating disc, said top friction disc mounting bores coaxial respectively to said base friction disc mounting bores; three mounting screws inserted and retained respectively with one said screw through each said top friction disc mounting bore, each said spacer bushing, each said slot, and each said base friction disc mounting bore; a closing lever rotatably and adjustably mounted in said lever bore, said closing lever having a first straight portion transitioning into a middle bowed portion, and said middle bowed portion transitioning into a free straight portion, and said closing lever adjustably rotatable about said first straight portion's longitudinal axis; and a set screw removably fixed in said set screw receiving bore.