Patent ID: 8239973

Claim:
A toilet ventilation apparatus comprising, in combination: a seat having a top spaced apart from a bottom, an inner perimeter spaced apart from an outer perimeter, a rear; a pair of spaced apart hinges selectively affixing the seat to an existing toilet bowl; a quartet of spaced apart stops disposed on the seat bottom proximal to the outer perimeter; a plurality of orifices disposed within the seat bottom adjacent to the inner perimeter; an interior passage disposed throughout the seat between the inner perimeter and the outer perimeter; an elongated connecting passage connecting each orifice to the interior passage; an escape tube connected to the interior passage and passed out the seat rear; a moisture proof seal disposed around the escape tube at the seat rear; a flexible suction hose connected to the escape tube via a pivoting quick connect fitting, the quick connect fitting comprising: a female release collar disposed on the escape tube, exterior to the seat back; a male insert disposed on the suction hose; a vacuum pump connected to the suction hose; a switch disposed on the vacuum pump; a power cord extended from the vacuum pump, the power cord removably plugged into an existing electrical outlet; a drain collar fitted to an existing drain, the drain collar connected after an existing trap; a collar fitting connecting the drain collar; a flexible discharge hose connecting the vacuum pump to the collar fitting.