Toilet ventilating apparatus

Claim 1

The combination comprising, a toilet bowl having an open upper peripheral portion, a seat portion extending over said upper peripheral portion of said bowl and having a pair of outwardly extended support arms for pivotal securement to said bowl, each support arm having a first bolt receiving aperture therein, a peripheral conduit extending around and through said seat portion, said peripheral conduit being closed except for a first port adjacent said support arms and a second port opposite said first port, said ports connecting said conduit with the interior of said bowl, one of said pair of support arms having a first passageway therethrough in communication with said peripheral conduit, a hinge means including a pair of upright support posts each having a second bolt receiving aperture rigidly connecting each support arm by a bolt passing through said first and second apertures and a nut engaged with each bolt to pivotally secure said seat portion to said bowl, one of said support posts having a second passageway extended generally axially therethrough and disposed in closed communication with said first passageway by said nut and bolt, said bolt extending through at least a portion of said onesupport arm, said first passageway, said second passageway and said one support post, an exhaust conduit connected to said second passageway, and an exhaust fan means in communication with said exhaust conduit so that air is withdrawn from said bowl through said ports, said peripheral conduit, said first passageway, said second passageway and said exhaust conduit by said fan means.