Patent ID: 6779204
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A portable venting commode, comprising:(a) a portable frame structure; (b) a toilet seat attached to said portable frame structure; and (c) means for venting vapors to a distal location that is disposed outside of a room where said portable frame structure is disposed and wherein said means for venting includes a flexible hose, and wherein a first end of said flexible hose is attached to said portable frame structure and wherein an opposite second end of said flexible hose is adapted to exhaust said vapors to said distal location that is disposed outside of the room where the portable frame structure is disposed; and wherein said means for venting vapors to a distal location includes said flexible hose and a fan that is powered by a DC motor and wherein said fan is attached to said second end of said flexible hose and wherein said fan is adapted to generate a negative pressure in at least a portion of said flexible hose that is disposed intermediate said portable frame structure and said fan and wherein a discharge side of said fan includes means for venting said vapors to a location that is outside of the room in which said portable frame structure is disposed; and wherein said portable frame structure is adapted for placement over a conventional fixed-mount flush-type of toilet; and including a second fan that is powered by a DC motor and wherein said second fan is attached to said portable frame structure.