Title (en)

TOILET VENTILATION APPARATUS

Title (de)

TOILETTENBELÜFTUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE VENTILATION DE TOILETTES

Publication

EP 3190239 A1 20170712 (EN)

Application

EP 17150160 A 20170103

Priority

AU 2016900017 A 20160105

Abstract (en)

A toilet ventilation system for use with a toilet (12) having a pan (14), a cistern (16) and an overflow pipe (18) connecting the cistern to the pan is presented. The toilet ventilation system (10) comprises a conduit (20) arranged so that a proximal end thereof is located within an air space above a water level in the cistern when the cistern is full; and a means (22) to draw air through the conduit away from said air space so that air is drawn from within the toilet pan, through the overflow pipe, into the air space in the cistern and then out through the conduit.

IPC 8 full level

E03D 9/052 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E03D 9/052 (2013.01 - EP US); E03D 11/13 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

• [XI] US 4933996 A 19900619 - SOWARDS EDWARD W [US]
• [XI] GB 2388123 A 20031105 - PANFAN INTERNAT LTD [NZ]
• [X] GB 2319268 A 19980520 - HAWKINS MICHAEL GRAHAM NICHOLA [GB]
• [A] US 2002194670 A1 20021226 - HASHEMI AMIN H [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3190239 A1 20170712; AU 2016102427 A4 20200123; AU 2016277635 A1 20170720; AU 2016277635 A2 20191031; US 2017198465 A1 20170713

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17150160 A 20170103; AU 2016102427 A 20161221; AU 2016277635 A 20161221; US 201615296336 A 20161018