Ventilated toilet seat

Abstract

A ventilated toilet seat for removing noxious odors from within a toilet bowl. The ventilated toilet seat includes a toilet seat member that defines at least one odor evacuation channel which connects the inside of the toilet bowl and the outside of the toilet seat member in fluid communication. The toilet seat member also defines at least one liquid evacuation channel adapted to enable liquids in the odor evacuation channel to be diverted into the liquid evacuation channel. The seat member defines a convex bottom face. A conduit is defined between the bottom face and the toilet, and may serve to evacuate odors. A hinge post assembly includes a body having a convex bottom surface. As the bottom surface is compressed to conform to the configuration of the surface of the toilet, the body is biased away from the nut to prohibit it from unselected loosening.

1 . An improved ventilated toilet seat of the type in which noxious odors from inside a toilet bowl are removed through at least one odor evacuation channel defined by the ventilated toilet seat, wherein the improvement comprises: 
 at least one liquid evacuation channel defined by said improved ventilated toilet seat, said at least one liquid evacuation channel defining an inlet opening on said at least one odor evacuation channel, said at least one liquid evacuation channel defining an outlet proximate a lower edge of said improved ventilated toilet seat when said improved ventilated toilet seat is pivoted out of engagement with the toilet bowl, said at least one liquid evacuation channel being adapted to enable liquids in said at least one odor evacuation channel to be diverted into said at least one liquid evacuation channel when said improved ventilated toilet seat is pivoted out of engagement with the toilet bowl, whereby the amount of liquid exiting said improved ventilated toilet seat through said at least one odor evacuation channel is reduced.    
   
   
       2 . A ventilated toilet seat for removing noxious odors from a toilet bowl, comprising: 
 a toilet seat member;    at least one odor evacuation channel defined by said toilet seat member, said at least one odor evacuation channel connecting the inside of the toilet bowl and an outside of said toilet seat member in fluid communication;    at least one liquid evacuation channel defined by said toilet seat member, said at least one liquid evacuation channel defining an inlet opening on said at least one odor evacuation channel and an outlet proximate a lower edge of said toilet seat member, said at least one liquid evacuation channel being adapted to enable liquids in said at least one odor evacuation channel to be diverted into said at least one liquid evacuation channel, whereby the amount of liquid exiting said toilet seat member through said at least one odor evacuation channel is reduced.    
   
   
       3 . The toilet seat of  claim 2  wherein said at least one gas evacuation channel comprises: 
 at least one groove defined by the bottom surface of said toilet seat member, said at least one groove extending into the toilet bowl when said toilet seat member is engaged with the toilet bowl, whereby fluid communication is established from within the toilet bowl through said at least one groove; and    at least one evacuation channel defined by said toilet seat member, said at least one evacuation channel for establishing fluid communication between said at least one groove and the outside of said toilet seat member.    
   
   
       4 . The toilet seat of  claim 3  wherein said toilet seat member defines a bottom face defining a convex configuration, said at least one groove being defined between said toilet seat member bottom face and a top surface of the toilet bowl.  
   
   
       5 . The toilet seat of  claim 2  further comprising a hinge post assembly adapted for mounting said toilet seat member to a toilet, said hinge post assembly including a body defining a convex bottom surface for engaging the toilet, whereby when secured to the toilet, said convex bottom surface is compressed to conform to the toilet to lock a disposition of said hinge post assembly with respect to the toilet.  
   
   
       6 . The toilet seat of  claim 5  wherein said hinge post assembly defines a conduit through which said fluid communication between said at least one groove and the outside of said toilet seat member is established.  
   
   
       7 . A ventilated toilet seat for removing noxious odors from a toilet bowl, comprising: 
 a toilet seat member defining a convex bottom surface; and    at least one odor evacuation channel defined by said toilet seat member between said toilet seat member bottom face and a top surface of the toilet bowl, said at least one odor evacuation channel connecting the inside of the toilet bowl and an outside of said toilet seat member in fluid communication.    
   
   
       8 . The toilet seat of  claim 7  further comprising a hinge post assembly adapted for mounting said toilet seat member to a toilet, said hinge post assembly including a body defining a convex bottom surface for engaging the toilet, whereby when secured to the toilet, said convex bottom surface is compressed to conform to the toilet to lock a disposition of said hinge post assembly with respect to the toilet.  
   
   
       9 . The toilet seat of  claim 8  wherein said hinge post assembly defines a conduit through which said fluid communication between said at least one groove and the outside of said toilet seat member is established.  
   
   
       10 . The toilet seat of  claim 7  further comprising at least one liquid evacuation channel defined by said toilet seat member, said at least one liquid evacuation channel defining an inlet opening on said at least one odor evacuation channel and an outlet proximate a lower edge of said toilet seat member, said at least one liquid evacuation channel being adapted to enable liquids in said at least one odor evacuation channel to be diverted into said at least one liquid evacuation channel, whereby the amount of liquid exiting said toilet seat member through said at least one odor evacuation channel is reduced.