Patent ID: 6823532
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A47K,E03D

Abstract:
A toilet comprisingan upwardly open bowl having an opening through which the products of human elimination are received, a seat mounted on said bowl and having an opening generally aligned with said bowl, said seat, said bowl and portion's of the body of a person sitting on the seat, forming a chamber, and a malodor control system comprising means for defining a fluid flow path within said seat, said flow path having an inlet opening from the chamber thus formed to said flow path, and an air outlet through which air is discharged from the flow path to the exterior of said seat, characterized bya water spray nozzle disposed in said fluid flow path between inlet opening and said air outlet, whereby water discharged from said spray nozzle will induce fouled air from the bowl into said flow path, and malodor will be absorbed by the water spray and air substantially free of stench will be discharged through said air outlet, and further characterized in that the fluid flow path has a water discharge opening from a lower portion of the flow path into the upwardly open bowl, whereby water from the spray nozzle is returned to the bowl.