Toilet apparatus with automatic self-cleaning means

In a toilet apparatus having self-cleaning means including the ejection of fluid against a bowl rim surface or a seat member surface, a sealing assembly for preventing escape of said fluid from a chamber formed by said bowl, said seat member, and a cover member, said assembly comprising a housing fixed to the exterior of said bowl proximate said rim surface, and a slide member disposed in said housing, said slide member being selectively moveable to a first position in said housing in which said slide member is removed from said rim surface and to a second position extending from said housing in which an upper surface of said slide member abuts an undersurface of said cover member to effect a seal therebetween.