A toilet apparatus, comprising:
- a toilet having a toilet bowl with an upper rim and an upper rear portion,
- a seat having a rear end,
- two spaced apart members pivotally coupling said rear end of said seat to said upper rear portion of said toilet such that a space is provided below said rear end of said seat and above said upper rear portion of said toilet,
- a hollow manifold comprising a front wall and a rear wall,
- said front wall and said rear wall each being L-shaped such that each of said front and rear walls comprises an elongated portion and an integral transverse portion at one end of said elongated portion whereby said manifold comprises an elongated manifold portion having a given length and a transverse manifold portion,
- a manifold inlet formed through said elongated portion of said front wall,
- a manifold outlet formed through said rear wall at a position such that said manifold outlet extends through at least a portion of said transverse portion of said rear wall,
- said elongated portion of said manifold being generally rectangular in cross section in a plane transverse to said given length,
- a hollow intake member having front and rear ends with inlet and outlet openings therein respectively,
- an exhaust conduit located on one side of said toilet,
- said manifold outlet being coupled to said exhaust conduit for movement of said manifold between a first position behind said rear end of said seat and said two spaced apart members where said inlet of said manifold is near said rear upper portion of said toilet and a second position where said inlet of said manifold is spaced from said rear upper portion of said toilet,
- when said manifold is in said first position, said elongated portion of said manifold including said elongated portion of said front wall extends across said upper rear portion of said toilet behind said rear end of said seat and behind said two spaced apart members such that said manifold may be moved directly to said second position when said rear end of said intake member is uncoupled from said inlet of said manifold,
- said rear end of said intake member being removably coupled to said inlet of said manifold by way of said space below said rear end of said seat when said manifold is in said first position with said front end of said intake member extending to a position relative to said toilet bowl to provide an air and odor passage from said toilet bowl to said exhaust conduit by way of said intake member and said manifold when said manifold is in said first position and to allow said manifold to be moved to said second position when said rear end of said intake member is uncoupled from said inlet of said manifold to facilitate cleaning of said toilet and said manifold,
- said intake member being removable from said toilet by way of said space below said rear end of said seat,
- said manifold being movable between said first and second positions while said rear end of said seat is pivotally coupled to said two spaced apart member.