Patent ID: 6131210
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
A toilet ventilation apparatus comprising:a toilet body adapted to be located inside a mobile vehicle having a front, rear, top and bottom, and a bowl defined by a surface of a first shaped member and an outside surface defined by a second shaped member, the first member separated from the second member by a gap, the first member and the second member joined at the top of the toilet body to form a flat top surface; a toilet seat mounted over said flat top surfacea first aperture defined by the flat top surface and positioned near the back side of the seat of the toilet;a second aperture defined by the second member and located in the rear wall of the hollow toilet body;a tube having a first end and a second end penetrating the first aperture and the second aperture placing the first end of the tube near the seating area of the toilet between the position of the toilet seat in the sitting position, and the flat top surface;an outlet adapted to be disposed in the mobile vehicle, the tube connected to and passing through the outlet so that the second end of the tube would be on the outside of the vehicle;a blower adapted to be mounted on an outside surface of the mobile vehicle and connected to the second end of the tube, the tube providing a means of vapor communication between the toilet bowl and the outside of the mobile vehicle; andan electric switch in electrical communication with the blower, mounted near the seating area of the toilet.