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US 2019/0292760 A1Published application
Odor removal device
AssigneeBradley Finkbeiner
InventorBradley Finkbeiner
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Abstract
An odor removal device for quick and efficient removal of odorous gas from a toilet, without causing the gas to be breathed in by the user of the toilet and without releasing any undesired heat onto the user of the toilet. As the odorous gas is being removed from the toilet by an evacuation assembly, it is transferred to an exhaust fan assembly where it is heated and forced upwards to a ceiling fan. The odorous gas is maintained at an elevated position away from the user of the toilet.
Claims9
An odor-removal device comprising:
- an evacuation assembly operably configured to draw gas from a toilet bowl on a toilet, wherein the evacuation assembly comprises:
- an upper component extends at least partially over a portion of the toilet bowl, wherein the upper component includes a pair of opposing ends configured to receive and retain a cap, wherein the cap is configured to control the intake of gas into the evacuation assembly from the toilet bowl;
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- a lower component attached to the upper component, wherein the lower component is attached to the back side of the toilet bowl;
- an exhaust fan assembly disposed remotely from the evacuation assembly, wherein the exhaust assembly is configured to remove gas from the toilet, the exhaust fan assembly comprises:
- a switch configured to activate and deactivate the exhaust fan assembly;
- one or more fan blades configured to rotate when the exhaust fan assembly is activated;
- an electric motor configured to drive the rotation of the one or more fan blades;
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- a heating element configured to heat the gas in the exhaust fan assembly;
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- a first tube selectively connected to an opening in the cap of the evacuation assembly at one end and to the exhaust fan assembly at another end, wherein the first tube is configured to transfer gas from the evacuation assembly to the exhaust fan assembly.
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