US2003070212A1PendingUtilityA1

Odor removal toilet seat

Priority: Jul 26, 2001Filed: Jul 26, 2002Published: Apr 17, 2003
Est. expiryJul 26, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Dwight Brodhead
A47K 13/307E03D 9/052
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Abstract

A odor removal toilet seat that includes a lid, a seat, an evacuation piping assembly, and an odor removal fan and motor assembly; the lid and seat being hingedly connected together and secured to a toilet bowl; the seat having the hollow evacuation piping system formed therein including a number of vent openings that connect the evacuation piping system with the exterior of the bottom of the seat; the odor removal fan and motor assembly having an intake in connection with the evacuation piping system in a manner to create an airflow into the openings of the evacuation piping system through the evacuation piping and out past and through the odor removal fan and motor system into an area where the odors may be diluted or removed such as a filtering assembly or to the exterior of the building; the odor removal fan and motor assembly being activated by a pressure sensing switch positioned on the seat for detecting the weight of a user on the seat and an additional user positionable on/off switch for allowing a user to turn the odor removal fan and motor system on or off as desired.

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         1 ) An odor removal toilet seat comprising: 
 a lid;    a seat;    an evacuation piping assembly; and    an odor removal fan and motor assembly;    the lid and seat being hingedly connected together and secured to a toilet bowl;    the seat having the hollow evacuation piping system formed therein including a number of vent openings that connect the evacuation piping system with the exterior of the bottom of the seat;    the odor removal fan and motor assembly having an intake in connection with the evacuation piping system in a manner to create an airflow into the openings of the evacuation piping system through the evacuation piping and out past and through the odor removal fan and motor system into an area where the odors may be diluted or removed such as a filtering assembly or to the exterior of the building;    the odor removal fan and motor assembly being activated by a pressure sensing switch positioned on the seat for detecting the weight of a user on the seat and an additional user positionable on/off switch for allowing a user to turn the odor removal fan and motor system on or off as desired.

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