Patent ID: 6701538
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A47K,E03D

Abstract:
Apparatus comprising:a toilet including a toilet bowl, having a rim bounding a mouth; an attached toilet seat confronting the rim; an attached odor collector that is capable of moving air from the toilet bowl through the mouth and deodorizing the air, the odor collector including a housing with an air inlet disposed proximate the mouth of the toilet bowl and an air outlet exterior of the toilet bowl, an impeller disposed in the housing between the inlet and the outlet, the housing defining an airflow path between the inlet and the impeller, an air filter mounted within the housing so as to be disposed in the airflow path between the inlet and the impeller, the filter including a rigid flat framework supporting a layer of charcoal cloth, a power source capable of supplying power to the impeller, and a switch capable of activating the impeller; and shield structure disposed between the toilet seat and the rim inhibiting air from transferring between the toilet seat and the rim and channeling air from the toilet bowl to the air inlet of the odor collector.