US1207605A

US1207605A - Ventilator for toilets.

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Publication number: US1207605A
Application number: US11059316A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charley Morton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-07-21
Filing date: 1916-07-21
Publication date: 1916-12-05
Anticipated expiration: 1933-12-05

Description

C.-IVIORTON.

VENTILATOR FOR TOILETS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21.1916.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

C. MORTON.

VENTILATOR FOR TOILETS. APPLICATION man JULY 21, 191a.'

Pmmd Dec. 1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

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GHARLEY MORTON, OF WARBENSBURG, MISSOURI.

VENTILATOR FOR TOILETS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLEY Mon'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warrensburg, in the county of Johnson and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ventilators for Toilets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toventilators for toilets, and it has for its object to produce a ventilating device adapted to be attached to and used in connection with a toilet seat whereby noxious gases and odors will be carried off. thereby promoting cleanliness and sanitation.

One object of the invention is to produce a ventilating'device which when applied to a toilet seat will be capable of being readily connected with a flue located at either side or to the rearward of the seat, such flue leading to the outer air.

A further object of the invention is to produce in connection with the seat and ventilator a packing device which will snugly engage the top edge of'the toilet bowl to form a substantially gas proof joint, said joint being broken by an air inlet at the extreme forward end of the seat in order to admit air to produce a draft whereby noxious gases will be carried through the exit.

A further object of the invention is to produce a seat having a packing device as described, said seat and packing device being composed of two parts hingedly connected together to afford ac ess to the bowl for the purpose of cleaning the same, this being necessary because the rearward part of the seat with which the ventilating device is connected is compelled to remain stationary.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, thesame consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrateda simple and preferred form of the invention, it-being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 21, 1916.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

Serial No. 110,593.

but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,Figure l is'a top plan view of a toilet seat provided with the improved ventilator, parts of the latter having been broken away. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

Fig. 4 is a front view. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on the line 5-5 in Fig. 1. F ig.-6 is a perspective detail View showing the ventilator detached.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The improved ventilator consists of a metallic box or casing 15, the same being open at its forward end to produce,an inlet 16 of large area, and said box being provided with two rearwardly extending limbs 17, each having a rearwardly extending collar 18 and a laterally extending collar 19, said collars surrounding the outlets of the easing. Tightly fitting caps or closures 20 are provided for such of the. collars as are not in present use.

The toilet seat 21 is provided in the rearward portion thereof with a notch or recess 22 between the side walls of which the box or casing 15 is accommodated, said casing being, however, of such dimensions as to extend materially below the seat. The side walls of the casing are provided with laterally extending flanges 23 which are secured by means of screws or other fasteners on the under face of the seat. The seat is provided on the underside thereof with supporting cleats 24 on the under facesof which pack ing material 25 is secured, said packing material consisting of felt or the like which is readily compressible betweenthe cleats and the top edge of the bowl so as to form a joint that will be practically impervious to gases. The cleats and packing material are interrupted at the extreme forward end of the seat to produce an inlet 26 for the admis sion of air which will assist in producing a draft through the outlets of the ventilator,

whereby noxious gases will be constantly carried off. The seat 21, as well as the cleats 2 1 and packing material 25, are bisected transversely, the front and rear parts be ing connected together by hinges 27 which will permit the front portion of the seat to be raised to afford access to the toilet bowl. A washer 28 of rubber or analogous material is supported between the ventilator and the top edge of the bowl, said washer being connected in any convenient manner with the ventilator.

V hen the improved device is installed, one of the outlets of the ventilator is connected with an outlet pipe or duct, a portion of which is seen at29, said duct having been previously installed in a convenient position with relation to the toilet bowl. Inasmuch as such outlet duct is found in difierent positions, sometimes to the rearward of the bowl and sometimes adjacent to one side or the other, the ventilator is for convenience provided with outlet collars leading not only rearwardly but also laterally to both sides, thus enabling the desired connection to be readily established. For such of the outlet collars as are not in present use the tightly fitting caps or closures 20 are provided.

As will be readily seen from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, I have provided an extremely simple and effective ventilating device which is capable of being readily gether.

2. A toilet seat having a recess in the rearward portion thereof, a ventilator casing fitted in said recess and having flanges secured on the under face of the seat, an outlet duct with which the ventilator casing is connected, cleats on the underside of the seat, and packing material mounted on said cleats to engage the top edge of a bowl with which the seat is connected, said seat, cleats and packing material being transversely bisected, and hinges whereby the front and rear parts of the seat are connected together.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLEY MORTON.