U.S. patent application number 10/392257 was filed with the patent office on 2004-04-08 for toiler odor blocking system.
Invention is credited to Egeresi, Zoltan.
Application Number | 20040064884 10/392257 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32045138 |
Filed Date | 2004-04-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040064884 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Egeresi, Zoltan |
April 8, 2004 |
Toiler odor blocking system
Abstract
This invention odor blocking invention has two claims. The
object of this invention is to block any odor from escaping the
toilet before it contaminates the whole bath room. Older toilets
used more water, human waste had a chance to sink into the water,
therefore blocking most odor from escaping. Low flush toilets use
only 1.6 gallons of water, water saving is offset by generating
more odor. Since most human waste remains above the waterline it
generates unavoidable odor. 1 This toilet odor blocking bubbler
system is mountable inside or outside of the toilet tank. The odor
blocking system consist of small water container filled with soapy,
scented water, foam, or some cases chemical spray to be pumped into
the toilet tank to cover the human waste. Air pump creates bubbles
in the tank, bubbles flow through the hose guiding bubbles into the
toilet tank. By covering the human waste with scented soap bubbles
it blocks any odor from escaping into the surrounding area.
Pressurized foam can also be used to block odor from escaping. 2
The bubbles to cover the human waste as shown on FIG. 2 is guided
through an embedded hose in the toilet seat. The object of this
invention is to cover the excrement with bubbles (or foam) as fast
as possible. Depending on the air pressure, volume of bubbles,
design of toilet seat, several bubble nozzles could be installed
for optimized area saturation.
Inventors: |
Egeresi, Zoltan; (Santa
Cruz, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ZOLTAN EGERESI
5500 COAST RD
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
US
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Family ID: |
32045138 |
Appl. No.: |
10/392257 |
Filed: |
March 20, 2003 |
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60416187 |
Oct 7, 2002 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
4/661 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E03D 9/005 20130101;
E03D 9/00 20130101; A47K 13/30 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
004/661 |
International
Class: |
A47K 001/00; E03C
001/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. Odor blocking is a low cost soap bubble innovation. Small
container, such as a plastic bottle filled with soapy water
attached to the toilet tank (or located inside the tank itself),
aquarium type air pump pumps the air into the closed bottle
creating the bubbles. Larger diameter plastic hose guides the
bobble stream from the bubbler into the toilet bowl covering the
human waste. Hose can be inserted between the toilet bowl and the
toilet seat. Liquid soap based bubble or similar scented chemical
can be pumped or sprayed on top of the excrement to block any
embarrassing odor from escaping into the room. This invention makes
the air freshener cans just about obsolete.
2. The bubbles to cover the human waste as shown on FIG. 2 is
guided through an embedded hose in the toilet seat. The object of
this invention is to cover the excrement with bubbles (or foam) as
fast as possible. Depending on the air pressure, volume of bubbles,
design of toilet seat, several bubble nozzles could be installed
for optimized area saturation. Foam under pressure can also be
used, as the claim of this invention is, to cover the excrement
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The newer toilets in most parts of the USA are water saving
low flush type. The human waste in the toilet bowl is exposed with
less quantity of the water and creates an even greater need for a
workable odor venting system for toilets. There are several
innovations dealing with this kind of problem hardly any on the
market due to cumbersome or impractical design. Some have inserts
under the toilet bowl, some are above and on the back, and of
course all need to use ventilator with a manual or automatic
switch. Ventilated air should leave the toilet bowl before it
reaches the ceiling or the wall type exhaust fan. Some prior art
design require the vented air to be connect to the in wall vent
pipe to sanitary tee. This Toilet odor blocking system invention is
a low cost approach to solve the problem by blocking the odor at
it's source before the whole area gets "polluted".
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The odor blocking invention consist of an air pump creating
bubbles in a soapy container and the bubbles are guided into the
toilet tank covering the human waste and blocking any odor from
escaping. Scented liquid soap, water mixture, or chemical deodorant
can be used in the bubbler. In some
locations/commercial/pressurized foam can also be used. Soap
bubbles or foam can be flushed away at any time without any problem
and will greatly improve on the hygiene.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0003] FIG. 1 shows a standard toilet bowl (1) with flushing water
intake (8), sewage outlet (9). Air pump (2) is plugged into AC (20)
on/off switch (10) attached to the side of the tank or bowl and
optional pressure sensitive switch(5) can activate the air pump and
it pumps the air trough hose (6) into the bubbler (3). Bubbler (3)
is filled with soapy water trough cap(7). When air pump (2) is on,
the bubbles are forced to flow trough the bubble hose (4)into the
toilet bowl(1). Human excrement (18) gets covered with bubbles (19)
blocking any odor escape. Bubbler can be shut off manually by
switch (10) or automatically by the pressure sensor (5).
[0004] FIG. 2 show a toilet tank(14) with side mounted bubbler (3).
Toilet tank valve (16) fills up the tank, and also keeps the
bubbler(3) full of water by using hose (15) trough a check valve
(21). When the air pump (2) is on, bubbles are forced out trough
the bubble hose (4)Bubbles can be guided using the overfill tube in
the tank, since it connects direct to the bowl (1) all around
inside. Toilet seat (17) has an embedded bubble hose(13) providing
a faster bubble coverage.
[0005] FIG. 3 shows a close up view of the bubbler (3) with
automatic water filler wit water intake (15), air intake (6) and
(25). Extended cap(23) is the liquid soap container, water(24)
mixed with soap, bubbles (19) are forced out on hose(4).
[0006] FIG. 4 shows the rear view of the toilet tank(14) and
bowl(1), on the side pressure filled foam container (29) generating
water soluble foam or bubbles (19) /similar to shaving cream/. Foam
spraying can be manual or automatically activated.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The Odor blocking invention blocks the odor evaporation from
the human waste by covering it with scented soap bubble, chemical
thin layer spray, or water soluble foam. After flushing, soapy
bubbles also create a cleansing, refreshing effect. Bubbler (3)
containing soapy water activated by the air pump (2) Odor blocking
could also be achieved by blowing, spraying other type of chemical
agents to cover the excrement. Bubbles act as a very inexpensive
barrier to block the odor before it reaches the ceiling fan. In
respect, after explaining at least one embodiment of the invention
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited
in its application to the details of construction and to the
arrangements of the components set forth in the following
description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is
capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out
in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology
and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description
and should not be regarded as limiting. It is important, therefore,
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent
constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and
scope of the present invention, nor is it intended to be limiting
as to the scope of the invention in any way.
[0008] My invention is this toilet odor blocking system contains
two claims.
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