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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Human flatulence and feces can generate gases with characteristic disagreeable odors (e.g. H2S, C2H6S, etc.). Remedies to eliminate this stench vary from lighting a match or candle to chemical solutions for the toilet or aerosols. We filed patent application Ser. No. 16/152,957 on Oct. 5, 2018 for a portable electronic device designed and built for the purpose of eliminating these gases by ignition. This new patent application is for a toilet-mounted electrical device based on the same concepts of eliminating the gases by ignition.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Small home electrical appliance to be used in the bathroom.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A toilet-mounted device (shown in FIG. 1) created to extract and eliminate via ignition the gases from the toilet bowl that generate the bad odor coming from human flatulence and feces.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
There are four figures in the Drawings annex:
FIG. 1 Schematic representation of the device mounted on the toilet.
FIG. 2 One line diagram of the device;
FIG. 3 Schematic representation of the device; and
FIG. 4 Drawing of the Ignition Chamber Brick (ICB).
LEGEND AND SPECIFICATIONS (DESCRIPTION) FOR THE DRAWINGS
{circle around (1)} Metal enclosure
{circle around (2)} Extraction tube (e.g. vinyl tube)
{circle around (3)} Hanging chain
{circle around (4)} On/Off/Timer switch with indicating light
{circle around (5)} Wall plug with cable
{circle around (6)} Electrical cable to On/Off/Timer switch
{circle around (7)} Vacuum pump
{circle around (8)} Expulsion tube (e.g. vinyl tube)
{circle around (9)} Ignition Chamber Brick
{circle around (10)} Filament (e.g. Kanthal A-1 wire, 20gauge, coiled inside the ICB)
{circle around (11)} Copper tubing
{circle around (12)} Power supply
{circle around (13)} Vent-hole in enclosure
{circle around (14)} Ignition Chamber
{circle around (15)} Side-holes
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The device is enclosed within a metal enclosure {circle around (1)} with the following peripherals: Extraction tube {circle around (2)}, Hanging Chain {circle around (3)} On/Off/Timer switch with indicating light {circle around (4)} Wall plug with cable {circle around (5)}, and electrical cable to the On/Off/Timer switch {circle around (6)} as depicted in FIG. 1 to 3.
The device is powered from the Wall plug {circle around (5)} through an On/Off/Timer switch {circle around (4)} to a Power supply {circle around (12)}, which in turn feeds a Vacuum pump {circle around (7)} and Filament {circle around (10)} as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Mechanically, the device extracts the gases from the toilet bowl via the Extraction tube {circle around (2)}, through the Vacuum pump {circle around (7)} to the Expulsion tube {circle around (8)}, to the Copper tubing {circle around (11)} which is inserted into the Ignition Chamber Brick (ICB) {circle around (9)} as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The ICB {circle around (9)} is a rectangular block made of day-bearing soil, sand, lime or concrete materials with an Ignition Chamber {circle around (14)} across it to accommodate the Filament {circle around (10)} and two side-holes {circle around (15)} for Filament entry/exit as shown in FIG. 4. The Filament {circle around (10)} once energized will heat up and, reach a preset operational temperature to ignite the gases.
MODE OF OPERATION OF THE INVENTION
The device is to be mounted on a toilet (i.e. hanging towards the back of the toilet via a Hanging chain {circle around (3)} as shown in FIG. 1 or sitting on the floor beside or behind the toilet). The user must insert the Extraction tube {circle around (2)} into the toilet bowl and place the On/Off/Timer switch {circle around (4)} on top of the toilet tank or close to the toilet and plug it to a wall receptacle as depicted in FIG. 1. The device is ready for use. Upon turning the device ON, the user will know it's operational by an indicating light on the On/Off/Timer switch {circle around (4)} and the sound of the Vacuum pump {circle around (7)}. The user can manually turn it OFF at any time or can leave the device ON until it automatically shuts OFF after a preset time period (e.g. 3 to 4 minutes). When the preset time period expires, the device is not operating (i.e. Vacuum pump {circle around (7)} and Filament {circle around (10)} are both OFF). If the device is turned ON again, a new cycle of the preset time period will start.
Patent Application
20210100410
