Deodorizing Toilet Bowl Attachment

Abstract

A deodorizing toilet bowl attachment is attachable to a toilet including a toilet seat and a toilet bowl. The attachment includes a ring, including outlet openings and inlet openings, securable between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl. A blower unit is provided in airflow communication with the outlet openings and the inlet openings via suitable piping. The blower unit includes a fan and a deodorizer insert. The attachment is constructed such that in use, the blower unit draws foul air from the toilet bowl via the inlet openings in the plastic ring and through the deodorizer insert and delivers deodorized air to the toilet bowl via the outlet openings.

1 . A deodorizing toilet bowl attachment attachable to a toilet including a toilet seat and a toilet bowl, the attachment comprising:
 a ring securable between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl, the ring including outlet openings and inlet openings; and   a blower unit in airflow communication with the outlet openings and the inlet openings via suitable piping, the blower unit including a fan and a deodorizer insert,   wherein the blower unit draws foul air from the toilet bowl via the inlet openings in the plastic ring and through the deodorizer insert and delivers deodorized air to the toilet bowl via the outlet openings.   
   
   
       2 . An attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the ring is horseshoe-shaped. 
   
   
       3 . An attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the ring is formed of plastic. 
   
   
       4 . An attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the blower unit comprises a motor attached to the fan. 
   
   
       5 . An attachment according to  claim 4 , wherein the motor is a DC motor. 
   
   
       6 . An attachment according to  claim 4 , wherein the motor is an AC motor. 
   
   
       7 . An attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the fan comprises a motor attached to a fan disk. 
   
   
       8 . An attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the deodorizer comprises a crystallized deodorizer. 
   
   
       9 . An attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the deodorizer insert is disposed upstream of the fan in the blower unit such that the fan draws the foul air from the toilet bowl through the deodorizer. 
   
   
       10 . A deodorizing toilet bowl attachment attachable to a toilet, the attachment being structured to vacuum foul air from a toilet bowl, deodorize the foul air in a deodorizing unit, and output deodorized air into the toilet bowl. 
   
   
       11 . A toilet comprising:
 a toilet seat;   a toilet bowl; and   a deodorizer, the deodorizer including:
 a ring securable between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl, the ring including outlet openings and inlet openings, and 
 a blower unit in airflow communication with the outlet openings and the inlet openings via suitable piping, the blower unit including a fan and a deodorizer insert, 
   wherein the blower unit draws foul air from the toilet bowl via the inlet openings in the plastic ring and through the deodorizer insert and delivers deodorized air to the toilet bowl via the outlet openings.