Removal of odors from toilets

A toilet seat hinge assembly for removing odours from a toilet pan and for mounting a toilet seat and lid assembly on an upper rear surface of the toilet pan, said toilet seat and lid assembly adapted to be rotated between a raised and a lowered position, characterized in that said hinge assembly comprises a hollow duct having opposed ends and containing therebetween at least one aperture arranged to face towards the toilet pan, means connecting the duct to a vacuum motor assembly adapted upon activation to effect removal of odours from the toilet pan, said vacuum motor assembly comprising a housing having an inlet conduit and air outlet means and a vacuum motor mounted within the housing, the inlet conduit extending to the vacuum motor and the air outlet means being disposed such that, in use, air is drawn from the toilet through the hinge assembly and through the inlet conduit by the vacuum motor, the drawn air thereby passing through the vacuum motor and being expelled through the air outlet means in the housing, an outwardly projecting tubular member mounted at each end of the duct, said tubular member being generally circular in cross section, and the duct including a base containing an aperture normally closed by a moveable member, the moveable member being hingedly attached to the base of the duct and arranged to be moved to an open position, such that each tubular member can be passed through the base aperture and then through a respective end of the duct to project outwardly therefrom.