US Patent 7120942 Toilet ventilation system

A toilet ventilation system for efficiently removing odors from a toilet. The toilet ventilation system includes a ventilating unit attachable to a toilet having a front opening and a passage fluidly connected to the front opening, and one or more connector tubes fluidly connected to the ventilating unit for removing the odors from the toilet. The connector tubes are fluidly connected to a fan for drawing the odors through the connector tubes. The ventilating unit preferably includes a receiver opening that receives a cover opening for allowing cleaning of the passage within the ventilating unit. The cover member has a front lip that extends downwardly to prevent fluids from entering the passage within the ventilating unit.