Automatic ventilating system for sanitary toilets

Claim 1

A VENTILATING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN EXISTING, CONVENTIONAL SANITARY TOILET COMMUNICATION WITH A SEWER LINE AND HAVING A TOILET BOWL INCLUDING A TIOLET SEAT DISPOSED THEREON, SAID VENTILATING SYSTEM COMPRISING A MOTORDRIVEN EXHAUST PUMP CONTAINED IN A HOUSING, BRACKET MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID HOUSING ON SAID EXISTING TIOLET, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN ILET AND AN OUTLET SECTION, SAID INLET SECTION BEING PROVIDED WITH A TUBULAR MEMBER EXTENDING THEREFROM AND BRANCHING INTO THE ARCUATE TUBULAR SECTIONS HAVING THEREIN PERFORATIONS FOR INGRESS OF GASEOUS EFFLUENT THEREINTO BY SUCTION OF SAID EXHAUST PUMP, SAID OUTLET SECTION HAVING A NORMALLY-CLOSED VALVE ADAPTED TO OPEN WHEN SAID PUMP IS IN OPERATION AND TO CLOSE WHEN SAID PUMP IS NONOPERATIVE, AND A FLEXIBLE CONDUIT SECURED TO SAID OUTLET SECTION AND PROJECTING THEREFROM DOWNWARD THROUGH SAID TOILET BOWL ADJACENT THE INSIDE SURFACE THEREOF THROUGH THE WATER NORMALLY CONTAINED IN SAID BOWL AND THENCE INTO THE SEWER LINE CONNECTED TO SAID BOWL THROUGH WHICH THE WATER AND WASTE MATTER NORMALLY PASS WHEN BEING FLUSHED FROM SAID BOWL.