Patent ID: 8069501

Claim:
An air filtering toilet seat, comprising: An annular seat having mounting means for hingably connecting said seat to a top opening of a toilet bowl; an internal compartment lying between an upper seat case half movably engaged with and partially surrounding a lower seat case half which are joined along a substantially horizontal seam between laterally overlapping inner and outer sidewalls of the case halves; an air duct within the compartment for conducting a flow of air from an inlet opening at a front of the seat to an exit duct at a rear of the seat, said inlet opening lying along the inner side wall of said seat and spanning a substantial portion of the seat along said seam; at least one filter for deodorizing foul air from the toilet bowl arranged in the duct such that the flow of air passes through the filter; a fan downstream of said filter arranged in the duct for creating the flow of air along the duct and through the air filter; a circuit board within said compartment at the rear of the seat for controlling the operation of said fan; and a battery within said compartment located adjacent said circuit board for providing electrical power to the fan.