Seating unit for a bath tub, shower stall or the like

A foldable seating unit for use in a bath tub, a shower stall or the like, said unit comprising a generally rectangular box having an open side, said box being adapted to fit in an opening in a wall with the open side of the box facing outwardly and disposed substantially flush with the wall, a seat having approximately the same height and width as said box and pivotally connected to the lower end portion of said box to swing downwardly from a vertical storage position to a horizontal use position, said seat being disposed within said box when in said storage position and projecting outwardly from said box when in said use position, a leg having approximately the same height and width as said box and pivotally connected to the free end of said seat to swing from a storage position to a use position, said leg lying along the outer side of said seat and closing the outer side of said box when said seat and said leg are in their storage positions and projecting downwardly from the outer end of said seat supporting the latter when said seat and said legs are in said use positions, first and second braces, a first pivot pivotally connecting one end of said first brace to the underside of said seat, said first brace extending downwardly and outwardly from said first pivot when said seat is in its use position, a second pivot pivotally connecting one end of said second brace to the inner side of said leg, said second brace extending upwardly and inwardly from said second pivot when said leg is in its use position, a third pivot pivotally interconnecting the lower end of said first brace with the upper end of said second brace, the lower end of said first brace abutting the upper end of said second brace when said seat and said leg are in their use positions and preventing said leg from swinging inwardly relative to said seat, a contractile spring having one end connected to said first brace and having an opposite end connected to said leg, said spring urging said leg inwardly relative to said seat when said seat and leg are in their use positions and wrapping partially around said third pivot and urging said leg inwardly when said leg is in its storage position, horizontally spaced feet on the lower end of said leg, said feet frictionally engaging the lower side of said box when said leg is in its storage position and serving to hold said leg releasably in said box, the space between said feet defining a hand hole enabling the lower end of said leg to be grabbed for the purpose of moving said leg between its storage and use positions, a boss projecting upwardly from the lower side of said box, and a resiliently flexible lip on the inner end of said seat and engaging said boss when said seat is in said storage position so as to hold said seat in such position.