Bath with a vertically movable seat

A bath for use by a physically handicapped or physically impaired person, comprising a bath structure including bottom and side wall means for containing a volume of liquid, a seat movable within the bath structure, means extending through an opening in said wall means for raising and lowering said seat, and means for sealing said opening, said means for raising and lowering including a seat support to which said seat is connected, a mechanical linkage connected to said seat support and located externally of said wall means, and means for pivoting said linkage in order to move said seat between an upper position in which it is located at or above the upper edge of the sides of the bath structure and a lower position in which said seat is located at the bottom of said bath structure.