Toilet seat venting apparatus

Claim 2

An improved toilet seat venting apparatus for use with a conventional toilet having a rim, the apparatus comprising: a pipe fitting having two ends and being fixedly secured to the rim of a toilet, a portion of said pipe fitting being sectioned to provide a deflecting surface; a toilet seat pivotally mounted upon said pipe fitting, said toilet seat including an inner channel disposed within said toilet seat so as to communicate with said sectioned portion of said pipe fitting regardless of the position of said toilet seat, a baffle disposed within said inner channel for selective obstruction thereof, and a groove defined in the bottom surface of said toilet seat that communicates with said inner channel; an insert member dimensioned for receipt by said groove in the bottom surface of said toilet seat so as to form a passageway within said toilet seat that communicates with said inner channel, said insert member defining a plurality of intake ports that communicate with said passageway; and a pair of receiving fittings that extend about and depend from the two ends of said pipe fitting respectively, said receiving fittings being telescopic with said pipe fitting for variable obstruction of said sectioned portion thereof; and means for suctioning operatively connected to said pipe fitting via said receiving fittings for drawing air from the area of said toilet seat through said pipe fitting, whereby, upon activation of said means for suctioning said baffle is withdrawn from obstruction of said inner channel and gases are drawn through said intake ports, said passageway, said means regardless of the position of the toilet seat and the flow of gases therethrough may be varied by adjustment of said telescopic receiving fittings.

Claim 3

An improved toilet seat venting apparatus for use with a conventional toilet having a rim, the aparatus comprising: a pipe fitting having two ends and being fixedly secured to the rim of a toilet, said pipe fitting defining a plurality of openings for withdrawal of gases therethrough; a toilet seat pivotally mounted upon said pipe fitting, said toilet seat including an inner channel disposed within said toilet seat so as to communicate with said plurality of openings of said pipe fitting regardless of the position of said toilet seat, a baffle disposed within said inner channel for selective obstruction thereof, and a groove defined in the bottom surface of said toilet seat that communicates with said inner channel; an insert member dimensioned for receipt by said groove in the bottom surface of said toilet seat so as to form a passageway within said toilet seat that communicates with said inner channel, said insert member defining a plurality of intake ports that communicate with said passageway; and a pair of receiving fittings that extend about and depend from the two ends of said pipe fitting respectively, said receiving fittings being telescopic with said pipe fitting for variable obstruction of said plurality of openings thereof; and means for suctioning operatively connected to said pipe fitting via said receiving fittings for drawing air from the area of said toilet seat through said pipe fittings, whereby, upon activation of said means for suctioning, said baffle is withdrawn from obstruction of said inner channel and gases are drawn through said intake ports, said passageway, said means regardless of the position of the toilet seat and the flow of gases therethrough may be varied by adjustment of said telescopic receiving fittings.

Claim 4

An improved toilet seat venting apparatus for use with a conventional toilet having a rim, the aparatus comprising: a pipe fitting having two ends and being fixedly secured to the rim of a toilet, said pipe fitting defining a plurality of openings for withdrawal of gases therethrough; a toilet seat pivotally mounted upon said pipe fitting, said toilet seat including an inner channel disposed within said toilet seat so as to communicate with said plurality of openings of said pipe fitting regardless of the position of said toilet seat, a baffle disposed within said inner channel for selective obstruction thereof, and a groove defined in the bottom surface of said toilet seat that communicates with said inner channel; an insert member dimensioned for receipt by said groove in the bottom surface of said toilet seat so as to form a passageway within said toilet seat that communicates with said inner channel, said insert member defining a plurality of intake ports that communicate with said passageway; and a pair of receiving fittings that extend about and depend from the two ends of said pipe fitting respectively, said receiving fittings being telescopic with said pipe fitting for variable obstruction of said plurality of openings thereof; and means for suctioning operatively connected to said pipe fitting via said receiving fittings for drawing air from the area of said toilet seat through said pipe fittings, whereby, upon activation of said means for suctioning, said baffle is withdrawn from obstruction of said inner channel and gases are drawn through said intake ports, said passageway, said means regardless of the position of the toilet seat and the flow of gases therethrough may be varied by adjustment of said telescopic receiving fittings.