Patent ID: 7797766

Claim:
A toilet odor exhaust device for a toilet having a toilet bowl with a rim portion and a hinged seat, said device comprising: a) an air intake nozzle; b) a vacuum filtering unit; c) a conduit to connect said air intake nozzle to said vacuum filtering unit; d) means for removably attaching said vacuum filtering unit to the rim portion of the toilet bowl, so that said air intake nozzle will fit between the rim portion of the toilet bowl and the seat; and e) means for activating said vacuum filtering unit, when a person sits upon the seat on the toilet bowl, so that foul air in the toilet bowl will be sucked through said air intake nozzle, said conduit and into said vacuum filtering unit, in which clean air will exit from said vacuum filtering unit; wherein said air intake nozzle comprises: i) a front flat wide inlet mouth; and ii) rear circular outlet neck; wherein said vacuum filtering unit comprises a box-shaped housing having a top wall with an air input collar and a rear wall having a plurality of air outlet vents; wherein said box-shaped housing of said vacuum filtering unit comprises an exhaust fan mounted therein; wherein said box-shaped housing of said vacuum filtering unit further comprises: A) a charcoal filter placed therein between said air input collar on said top wall and said exhaust fan; and B) a fragrance filter placed therein between said exhaust fan and said rear wall having said plurality of air outlet vents; wherein said box-shaped housing of said vacuum filtering unit further comprises said top wall having a pair of spaced apart transverse slots; and wherein said charcoal filter and said fragrance filter are inserted into and removed from said respective transverse slots in said top wall of said box-shaped housing.