Patent ID: 7376982

Claim:
An apparatus for venting a toilet bowl, the toilet bowl having an upper rim thereon for supporting a toilet seat, comprising: a) a gasket being disposed on the upper rim of the toilet bowel, said gasket having front and rear ends, and top, bottom, and first and second opposing side walls thereby forming an inner cavity therein so that said first side wall is disposed toward the exterior of the toilet bowl and said second side wall is disposed toward the interior of the toilet bowl, said gasket being complimentarily shaped as the upper rim of the toilet bowl so as to form a seal between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat; b) wherein said first side wall has a plurality of exterior apertures therein and said second side wall has a plurality of interior apertures therein, wherein said exterior apertures are spaced apart around said first side wall for receiving fresh air therethrough, wherein said interior apertures are spaced apart around said second side wall for receiving foul air therethrough so that the fresh air and the foul air can enter said cavity; c) an egress aperture being disposed on said gasket so as to conduct air between said cavity and the exterior of said gasket; and, d) means for exhausting air from said egress aperture whereby air is exhausted from the cavity to the outside ambient air in order to ventilate the toilet bowl.