Patent ID: 8161579
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
1. A toilet bowl odor eliminator mounted within a water tank of a conventional flush toilet having a stand pipe in fluid communication with the toilet bowl, a flapper valve for passing water to the toilet bowl from the water tank and a water fill tube extending from a valve mechanism responsive to the water level in the water tank for filling the tank, said odor eliminator comprising in combination: a) a housing for accommodating a flow of air therethrough; b) a UV lamp disposed in said housing for irradiating air and malodorous gases within said housing to kill microorganisms and to convert oxygen molecules into ozone molecules, to oxidize organic matter present in the air and to kill bacteria and viruses that may be present in the air; c) a receiver for engaging the upper end of the stand pipe to support said odor eliminator upon the stand pipe; d) a fan for drawing a flow of air from the interior of the stand pipe and urging a flow of air through said housing; and e) a source of electric power for energizing said UV lamp and said fan; and f) an impeller coupled to the water fill tube for activating electrical current flow in the source of electric power in response to water flow through the water fill tube.