Toilet modular system with ventilation and automation devices
US7380292B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE03D5/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A modular multifunction device designed to take full advantage of its strategic placement as mounted on a toilet's water tank to automate various toilet area functions of which any one or number of its capabilities can be utilized. The apparatus can either be attached to an existing toilet in a structure as an aftermarket product or manufactured in combination with a toilet. The modular nature of this invention allows a wide range of configuration options which helps make it universally applicable to virtually any toilet and any bathroom. One primary function of its modular case is to function as an automatic toilet ventilator, which vacuums objectionable odor from the toilet bowl and exhausts it to the sewer discharge line or to other optional depositories. A unique seat and seat lid is designed to function as an inconspicuous ventilation duct that draws the air from the circumference the toilet bowl to a vacuum pump that is camouflaged as mounted inside a modular case which is shaped to blend in with the existing toilet design. Other functions of this invention include the mechanisms and the automatic electronic control circuitry for features such as motors and related linkage to…
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