Odor removal device

Abstract

An odor removal device for quick and efficient removal of odorous gas from a toilet, without causing the gas to be breathed in by the user of the toilet and without releasing any undesired heat onto the user of the toilet. As the odorous gas is being removed from the toilet by an evacuation assembly, it is transferred to an exhaust fan assembly where it is heated and forced upwards to a ceiling fan. The odorous gas is maintained at an elevated position away from the user of the toilet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for removing odor, the system comprising:
 an odor-removal device comprising:
 an evacuation assembly operably configured to draw gas from a toilet bowl on a toilet, wherein the evacuation assembly comprises: 
 an upper component extending at least partially over an opening defined by the toilet bowl; and 
 a lower component attached to the upper component, wherein the lower component is attached to the back side of the toilet bowl; 
   an exhaust fan assembly disposed remotely from the evacuation assembly, wherein the exhaust assembly is configured to remove gas in a one-way directional flow upward and away from the toilet, the exhaust fan assembly comprises:
 a switch configured to activate and deactivate the exhaust fan assembly; 
 one or more fan blades configured to rotate when the exhaust fan assembly is activated; 
 an electric motor configured to drive the rotation of the one or more fan blades; and 
 a heating element configured to heat the gas in the exhaust fan assembly; 
   a ceiling fan;   a first tube selectively connected to the evacuation assembly at one end and to the exhaust fan assembly at another end, wherein the first tube is configured to transfer gas from the evacuation assembly to the exhaust fan assembly; and   a second tube selectively connected to the exhaust fan assembly, wherein the second tube is configured to transfer gas upward from the exhaust fan assembly after the gas has been heated.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the exhaust fan assembly is electrically coupled to the ceiling fan. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein a cord and plug from the exhaust fan assembly extends through the second tube and plugs into an outlet on the ceiling fan. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the outlet is on an electrical adapter on the ceiling fan. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein one end of the second tube is directly connected to the ceiling fan. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the ceiling fan is activated in response to activation of the exhaust fan assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the lower component of the evacuation assembly comprises one or more apertures. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the upper component of the evacuation assembly includes a pair of opposing ends configured to receive and retain a cap, wherein the cap is configured to control the intake of gas into the evacuation assembly from the toilet bowl. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the heating element includes an electric heating coil.