Patent ID: 7065801

Claim:
A toilet ventilation system for use with a typical toilet and existing restroom ventilation fan and fan outlets, the system comprising: a vented seat; a plurality of inlet apertures within the seat; a vent channel within a substantial portion of the seat, the vent channel communicating with the inlet apertures; a collection manifold at a rear of the seat, the collection manifold communicating with the vent channel; a hinge connecting the collection manifold to a seat mount, the hinge having a pivot axis; an angle channel communicating with the manifold; an outlet tube communicating with the angle channel, the outlet tube having a centerline coplanar to the hinge axis; an outlet orifice within the outlet tube; an outlet pipe, the outlet pipe for conveying gasses away from the toilet; a sealed pivot connection connecting the outlet tube with outlet orifice to the outlet pipe, whereby the outlet pipe conveys gasses away from the toilet seat and to existing toilet ventilation.