Toilet seat assembly with UV light

A toilet seat assembly comprising:

• a toilet seat comprising an inner rim around a central opening of the toilet seat and a contoured upper seat surface that extends between the inner rim and an outer rim of the toilet seat;
• and
• a lid hinged to the toilet seat and movable between an open lid position and a closed lid position with respect to a toilet bowl and the toilet seat;
• wherein the lid comprises an inner liner that comprises a shaped surface portion and a core portion, the shaped surface portion is shaped to correspond to the contoured upper seat surface of the toilet seat, and the core portion is joined to the shaped surface portion, and in the closed lid position the shaped surface portion of the lid covers the upper seat surface of the toilet seat, and the core portion of the lid covers the central opening of the toilet seat;
• a plurality of UV-C lamps positioned in one or more recessed portions of the shaped surface portion of the inner liner of the lid and configured to direct UV-C light towards the seat surface when the lid is in the closed lid position;
• wherein the lid comprises an outer edge portion extending at least to a bottom surface of the toilet seat and configured for covering a sidewall of the toilet seat, covering a front opening in the toilet seat, and blocking at least a portion of light from the plurality of UV-C lamps when the lid is in the closed lid position;
• wherein a UV-C transparent layer of the inner liner is spaced from about 0.05 to about 0.5 inches away from the seat surface when the lid is in a closed position.