Toilet seat

A toilet seat comprising:

• an annular seat member having an internal duct extending around the central opening in the annular seat member from an inlet formed in the annular seat member for receiving foul air from a toilet pan to an outlet formed in the seat member;
• at least one filter for deodorising foul air from the toilet pan arranged in the duct;
• and
• fan means arranged in the duct for creating air flow along the duct through the air filter,
• wherein the filter is arranged to cover the outlet, and the duct provides a gap adjacent the filter for air to flow into the filter extending along the length of the filter around the central opening in the annular seat member.

A toilet seat comprising:

• an annular seat member pivotally attached at a rearward position around the central opening in the annular seat member to fittings for fixing the annular seat member to a toilet pan, the annular seat member having an internal duct extending from an inlet formed in the annular seat member for receiving foul air from the toilet pan to an outlet formed in the seat member;
• at least one filter for deodorising foul air from the toilet pan arranged in the duct;
• fan means arranged in the duct for creating air flow along the duct through the air filter;
• and
• at least one battery for providing power to the fan means,
• wherein the battery is disposed inside the annular seat member at a position forward of the duct containing the fan means and the at least one filter.

A toilet seat comprising:

• an annular seat member having an internal duct forming at least two flow paths each extending in parallel along a different portion of the annular seat member around the central opening in the annular seat member from an inlet formed in the annular seat member for receiving foul air from a toilet pan to an outlet formed in the seat member,
• the annular seat member having arranged in each flow path formed by said duct:
• at least one filter for deodorising foul air from the toilet pan;
• and
• a fan unit having a fan inlet and a fan outlet at opposite ends thereof for creating air flow along the duct through the air filter, the fan unit being arranged with the fan inlet and fan outlet aligned in a direction around the central opening in the annular seat member.