Patent ID: 8286272
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A47K,E03D

Abstract:
1. A toilet seat with intake openings for suction extraction of air from a toilet bowl, the toilet seat comprising: a cavity positioned in the seat, the cavity being connected to the intake openings; a suction device positioned and configured to suction the air through the intake openings; a filter configured to filter the air suctioned through the intake openings; a seat opening comprising an opening in a vertical direction extending through a central portion of an entirety of the toilet seat, the seat opening comprising forward and rearward curved surfaces; a fastening region extending rearward of the rearward curved surface; and a front region extending forward of the forward curved surface, wherein the intake openings are positioned in the seat, are configured to conduct air from the toilet bowl to the cavity, and comprise a first intake opening positioned on a first side of a longitudinal center line of the seat and at least one intake opening of the intake openings is configured as an elongate slot, wherein the cavity comprises a first cavity part on the first side of the longitudinal center line of the seat and a second cavity part on a second side of the longitudinal center line of the seat, and the first cavity part widens in the direction of the fastening region such that a cross-sectional surface area of the first cavity is proportional to an opening width of the first intake opening, wherein the suction device is positioned upstream from the filter in the direction of the air flow, and comprises at least one device located on the first side of the longitudinal center line of the seat and at least one device located on the second side of the longitudinal center line of the seat, and wherein the filter extends from the first side of the longitudinal center line of the seat to the second side of the longitudinal centerline of the seat.