Patent ID: 7730560
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: A47K,E03D

Abstract:
1. An odorless toilet comprising: a toilet having a toilet bowl, a toilet seat and a toilet base, said toilet seat having a lower surface, a toilet horn located at said toilet base and connected to a sewer pipe flange; a tubular seat gas cavity which is affixed to and extending around said lower surface of said toilet seat, said tubular seat gas cavity having at least an intake port located on the inner, lateral surface thereof, and a gas cavity exhaust port located at the rear thereof; an adapter ring disposed below said toilet base and compressed between said toilet horn and said sewer pipe flange, said adapter ring having a hollow core, an adapter inlet, and an exhaust vent, wherein said adapter ring has an opening through the center thereof to receive said toilet horn and allow unobstructed passage of waste matter from said toilet bowl through said toilet horn and into a sewer pipe when the toilet is flushed; wherein said adapter ring is defined by an annular upper wall, an annular outer wall, an annular bottom wall, and an annular inner wall, wherein said exhaust vent extending below said sewer pipe flange to channel the odor into the sewer pipe, said exhaust vent is defined by a first wall and a second wall, wherein said first wall tapers linearly inward, wherein the diameter of said opening decreases in the downward direction, thereby resulting in an inner wall having a larger diameter than said first wall, and said first wall having a larger diameter than said second wall, wherein said exhaust vent is further defined by a third wall, a fourth wall, and a fifth wall, wherein said third, fourth and fifth walls circumferentially surround said first and said second walls, wherein the fourth wall tapers inward linearly, wherein said hollow core continuously extends into said exhaust vent, said first and second walls form a cavity between third, fourth and fifth walls, wherein said cavity that further defines said exhaust vent and permits odors to be continuously channeled from said adapter inlet into said exhaust vent, wherein a wax ring is affixed to and covers said annular upper wall, said annular bottom wall, and said annular outer wall, thereby providing an impermeable seal between said toilet horn and said adapter ring when said toilet is placed on said adapter ring, wherein said wax ring is located above said exhaust vent of said adapter ring, wherein the downward force of said toilet on said wax ring displaces a portion of said wax ring from its original shape to enhance the seal between said toilet horn and said adapter ring and between said adapter ring and said sewer pipe flange, wherein said adapter ring is affixed to a planar plate, thereby forming an adapter plate, wherein said plate is dimensioned to fit the contours of said toilet base, wherein said adapter plate inserts into a recess of said bottom toilet base, wherein the plate having preformed perforated edges which allows said plate to be cut based on needs, a fan having a fan inlet and a fan exhaust, the fan inlet connected to said gas cavity exhaust port by a flexible hose and the fan exhaust connected to said adapter inlet by a fan hose and a flexible valve hose, wherein when the fan is operating, a negative pressure develops in said seat gas cavity, and the odor is pulled into said seat gas cavity through said at least one intake port and exhausted from said gas cavity exhaust port to said adapter inlet, a one-way check valve located between the fan exhaust and said adapter inlet to prevent odors and backflow from re-entering said toilet bowl; a switch to turn the fan on and off, wherein said switch is located below the seat; and a gasket affixed to said lower surface of the seat to prevent odors from escaping said toilet bowl.