Patent ID: 9532687
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A47K,E03D

Claim:
1. A filtration system to filter air from a toilet bowl comprising: a housing having an inlet port and an exhaust port, said housing including a filter receptacle having a guide member interposing said inlet port and said exhaust port to mate with a mating portion of a filter unit, the mating portion including one or more protrusions extending from opposing surfaces of the filter unit to mate with the filter receptacle, such that an inlet side of the filter unit is secured a predetermined distance away from the inlet port; a conduit comprising a first end and a second end, said first end securable adjacent to a toilet bowl, said second end connected to said inlet port; a fan assembly in fluid communication with said toilet bowl such that said filtration system defines an air flow channel to draw air from said toilet bowl through said conduit into said inlet port, through said filter unit, and through said exhaust port; and a controller to selectively activate said fan assembly.