Patent ID: 6550072
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
A toilet bowl ventilation apparatus for treating air from a toilet bowl region comprising:a. an intake duct proximal to the toilet bowl; b. a hose for connecting the intake duct to a means for creating a vacuum, wherein the means for creating a vacuum creates a vacuum through the intake duct and the hose so as to draw air from the toilet bowl region into the intake duct and then through the hose, wherein the intake duct, the hose, and the means for creating a vacuum are a portable single unit; c. means for treating air that receives the air drawn from the toilet bowl by the means for creating a vacuum; and e. means for activating the apparatus; f. means for overriding the activation of the apparatus; and g. a means for connecting the means for creating a vacuum to an exterior vent or to the means for treating air, wherein the intake duct is removably connected to a toilet rim about a top edge of the toilet bowl; the intake duct is mounted on the toilet bowl by placing a groove located on a bottom side of the intake duct over the toilet rim; and a user can control the destination of the air drawn from the toilet bowl region by connecting the means for creating a vacuum to an exterior vent for venting the air to the exterior or by connecting the means for creating a vacuum to the means for treating air for recirculating the treated air to a room in which the toilet bowl is found.