Patent ID: 7854027

Claim:
A toilet closure valve ventilation system comprising: a toilet bowl having a rim; a toilet tank having a flushing mechanism which utilizes a valve closure assembly having a movable closure valve to release the water held in said toilet tank into the bowl through a water flow discharge conduit leading to water inlet openings under the rim, the movable closure valve having a hollow cusp having an opening therein permitting air to flow through the cusp from the water flow discharge conduit and into a flexible conduit connected to said movable closure and being at least in-part movable therewith, and an electric fan in fluid communication with the water flow discharge conduit permitting, when the water flow discharge conduit is not filled with water, suctioning air from the openings under the rim, into the water flow discharge conduit, through the hollow cusp of the movable closure valve, and then into the flexible conduit.