Toilet seat for sealed engagement with toilet bowl and communication with air extraction system
OwnerAlain-Dominique Galliziainventor
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Abstract
A toilet seat is provided for mounting on a toilet bowl (1) and is configured to be placed in communication with a mechanical air extraction system. The toilet seat includes a seat (4) that can be applied in a sealed manner on the toilet bowl. The toilet seat (4) has an air inlet (6) at the front and an air outlet (7) at the rear. The outlet (7) is connected by ducts (8, 9, 10) to the air extraction system (14, 15). A cover (11) is hinged in proximity to the seat (4). The cover (11) is configured to prevent the toilet bowl (1) from being flushed when the cover (11) is in the open position and seals the front air inlet (6) when the cover is in the closed position.
Claims9
A seat intended to be mounted on a toilet bowl (1) having a top and an opening into the top, characterised in that the seat comprises a toilet seat (4) adapted to be applied on the top of the bowl (1) by two laterally spaced threaded rods (16) for fixing the toilet seat (4) on the toilet bowl (1), the toilet seat (4) having a shape adapted to a shape of the bowl (1) while providing a front air inlet (6), a rear air outlet (7) aligned between the two laterally spaced threaded rods (16) and two lateral parts (5) on a lower face of the toilet seat (4) and extending between the front air inlet (6) and the rear air outlet (7), the lateral parts (5) being configured to rest in a sealed manner on the top of the toilet bowl (1) at all lateral positions between the front air inlet (6) and the rear air outlet (7), an air box (8) between the threaded rods (16) and communicating with said rear air outlet (7), a duct (9, 10) extending from the rear air outlet (7) and being adapted to be connected to an air extraction system (14, 15), and a cover (11) connected to the seat (4) at a location in proximity to the rear air outlet (7) and the air box (8), the cover (11) having a lower shoulder disposed and dimensioned to project to a position below the top of the toilet bowl (1) and to seal the front air inlet (6) between the toilet seat (4) and the toilet bowl (1) when the cover (11) is in a closed position so that the toilet bowl (1) is sealed sufficiently to avoid release of malodorous gases from the toilet bowl (1) when the cover (11) is in the closed position, the cover (11) further having a handle (13) disposed to prevent access to a flush activator (3) of the toilet bowl when said cover (11) is in an open position and when the lateral parts of the toilet seat rest in a sealed manner on the toilet bowl.
A toilet comprising a toilet bowl (1) having a top and an opening extending into the top, a flush reservoir (2) on the top of the toilet bowl rearward of the opening, a toilet seat (4) secured adjacent the top of the bowl (1) by two laterally spaced threaded rods (16), the toilet seat (4) having a shape adapted to a shape of the bowl (1) while providing a front air inlet (6), a rear air outlet (7) aligned between the two laterally spaced threaded rods (16) and two lateral parts (5) on a lower face of the toilet seat (4), the lateral parts (5) being configured to rest in a sealed manner on the toilet bowl (1) at all lateral positions between the front air inlet (6) and the rear air outlet (7), an air box (8) between the threaded rods (16) and communicating with said rear air outlet (7), a duct (9) having a first leg (9a) between the air box (8) and the flush reservoir (2) and a second leg 9(b) adjacent a lateral side of the flush reservoir, the duct (9) being connected to an air extraction system (14, 15), and a cover (11) having a rear end connected to the seat (4) at position (H) in proximity to the rear air outlet (7) and the air box (8) and a front end with a lower shoulder (12) configured project to a position below the top of the toilet blow (1) and to seal the front air inlet (6) between the toilet seat (4) and the toilet bowl (1) when the cover (11) is in a closed position, so that the toilet bowl is sealed sufficiently to avoid release of malodorous gases from the toilet bowl (1) when the cover (11) is in the closed position, the cover (11) further having a handle (13) disposed to prevent activation of a flush activator (3) of the toilet when said cover (11) is in an open position and when the lateral parts of the toilet seat rest in a sealed manner on the toilet bowl.
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