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(11) | EP 2 239 380 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Ventilated toilet |
| (57) A ventilated toilet includes a toilet bowl having flush holes disposed around a rim
of the toilet bowl for discharging water into the toilet bowl, a holding tank for
containing a volume of water sufficient to cause the toilet to flush when the volume
of water is discharged into the toilet bowl, a flush and refill mechanism for flushing
and then refilling the toilet, the flush mechanism controlling a flush valve that
covers a drain in a bottom of the holding tank. The toilet also includes a water feed
conduit connecting the drain to the holes around the rim of the bowl. A motion-sensitive
switch is connected to a movable portion of the flush and refill mechanism for controlling
an air ventilation fan that draws malodorous air from the toilet bowl through the
flush holes and conduit and then through an air outlet in the toilet bowl.
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