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“Disposable
Air Exhaust System for Eliminating Aerosol Effect in a Toilet”
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United States Patent Application drawings:
Below are 15 drawings in the United States Patent application for the
above invention. The drawings
correspond to digital photographs of four prototypes of a disposable part that
will fit on or over the top of the toilet bowl rim, a mockup of an air-suction
pump and its air-suction hose connection, an anti-germ filter, and a fragrance
generator vial specific to patent application figures 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, and
15. The
written claims, filing information and attorney contact information are not
included, but are available upon request.
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The invention is a “system” created and designed to effectively and quickly suck-out foul smelling fecal filled air from the toilet bowl and toilet seat areas. The air will first pass through an anti-germ filtering disc in the 1st slot to remove odors, particles and fecal elements inches from where gaseous, liquid and solid wastes are extracted from the body. Simultaneously, cleaned and filtered scented or unscented air will pass through a fragrance filled vial or second filter in a 2nd slot circulating the air back into the bathroom or restroom areas from the air-suction pump. The air-suction pump is designed with two internal slots that will hold both the anti-germ filtering disc and fragrance generator vial.
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(www.serendip.com).
“Think before you flush or brush”.
Dr. Charles Gerba (University of Arizona Microbiologist) in
1975 published a study regarding the “aerosol
effect” in toilets. The
study dealt with bacterial and viral aerosols as a result of flushing the toilet.
According to Gerba, “Droplets are going all over the place – it’s
like the Fourth of July”. His
“studies have shown that water droplets in an invisible cloud travel six to
eight feet out and up, so the areas of the bathroom (restroom) not directly
adjacent the toilet are still contaminated”, and that “the bacterial mist
has also been shown to stay in the air for at least two hours after each flush,
thus maximizing its chance to float around and spread.”
“…bathrooms
should be cleaned even more meticulously than before, with emphasis not just on
and around the toilet, but equal emphasis on all areas of the bathroom because
all areas are equally affected by the spray”.
Dr. Philip
Tierno, Director – Clinical Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology at NY
University: “The greatest
aerosol dispersal occurs not during the initial moments of the flush, but rather
once most of the water has already left the bowl”.
He advises leaving (bathroom - restroom) immediately after flushing to
not have the microscopic, airborne mist land on you.
Worse still is the possibility of getting these airborne particles in the
lungs by inhaling them, from which one could easily contract a cough or cold”.
(www.jrscience.com).
“Dirty Business”.
“One reason bathrooms (restrooms) are conducive to bacteria is because
the basic nature of a bathroom (restroom).
There are 120 viruses in feces, so when a toilet is flushed water
particles with more than 25,000 virus particles and 600,000 bacteria are ejected
from the toilet bowl and can settle on any surface as far as six feet away from
the toilet.
These particles will last several hours and have the potential,
especially in public toilets, to cause disease.
These water particles can contain
bacteria like salmonella, E. coli, or streptococcus pygoenes…”
“These
are only three of the 600,000 bacterial that are ejected from the toilet bowl
after one flush”. And “it
has now been established from research that the middle stalls in public
restrooms are the most commonly used and thus the most contaminated…it becomes
apparent as to why a public bathroom (restroom) is a breeding ground for
bacteria…”
“…our first prolonged experience using public bathrooms for our private use. We are interested in finding out how germ-infested public bathrooms really are since we have to use them every day. Germs and bacterial are also something to be concerned with when living with a large group of people because they have the potential to spread so quickly. Determining which stall is the least contaminated, allows a person to attempt to reduce their exposure to disease causing bacterial and viruses, and thus lower their chance of getting themselves and those around them sick.”
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The above
information is significant because inhaling contaminated airborne particles is
unhealthy for individuals or groups of people who use private bathrooms and
public restrooms. The “aerosol
effect”…”can be summed us as the F3
force: Fecal Fountain Factor…” (Stomach and intestinal aerosol
dispersal of water droplets with fecal particles from one to many different
people floating around and breathed-in by everyone in that area).
Public toilets can be viewed as any bathroom or restroom that is not
private (the home).
Referring to a Clorox Co., picture, it shows a sensor activated toilet bowl with a caption that reads, “THERE ARE 23,483,029 GERMS IN HERE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME. KEEP THEM OUT OF YOURS”. The picture caption and printed words reveal what is really happening in bathrooms and restrooms worldwide. The above health information and the Clorox Co., advertisement supports each other’s claims. Both are a reality in homes, businesses and institutions worldwide, since people have to use bathrooms and restrooms, and breathe-in what is in the air in them. The “system” is a proactive solution to eliminate or greatly reduce “aerosol effect” and “F3 force: Fecal Fountain Factor.”
Additional
support for the “system” was presented on the NBC
Today Show, Friday, December 1, 2006.
The show was broadcast on November 30, 2006.
Matt Lauer, co-host, and Dr. Nancy Snyderman, NBC News Medical Editor,
discussed how toilet bowl germs are spread and the risk involved with the
bathroom spray. Both expressed total
surprise and were totally unaware of this health problem.
If Dr. Nancy Snyderman was shocked and surprised, then what does it say
about everyone else without a medical base?
A copy of the transcript is available from Burrelles transcripts.
The
Tyra Banks Show
aired a show segment that discussed toilet bowl germs on August
9, 2006.
The show topic was “Say Bye Bye to Bacteria.”
(Tyrashow.com.
Go to Health for show topic).
Her segment on aerosol toilet bowl germs was discussed in greater detail
with health experts than the NBC segment.
The
Wall Street Journal,
March 18/19, 2006, presented an article, “Happiness Inc.”
(p. 2) left column, 5th paragraph, Mr. Dan Wiese refers to a pending
product for removing bathrooms odors.
Another
significant indicator of market conditions and trends is a product available
from the Miracle Seat Company. It
offers a product intended to remedy the above conditions.
Refer to their website, www.Miracleseat.com.,
for specifics. The Miracle Seats
costs about $255.00 per unit for each toilet bowl attachment and parts, not
including plumber, electrician or carpenter labor and materials costs, building
permit fees and time necessary to install the unit(s) in buildings; it is a very
complicated and expensive product. Its
collective costs per toilet bowl or building is priced out-of-range for mass
consumer, commercial and institutional markets listed in their materials.
Replacing existing toilet seats will have to be absorbed further
increasing its unseen costs. Additionally,
the buyer would have to be a home or property owner to give permission to any
contractors. As a result, the
greater majority of consumer, commercial and institutional buildings cannot be
fitted with or have the Miracle Seat installed, or are designed and built not
allowing its installation. The costs
might seem very prohibitive.
Its average installation takes 2 or more hours requiring many parts. It is not a disposable product that translates into a buildup of toilet bowl germs, moister, etc., permanently accumulating inside the internal components of the toilet seat. It is not transferable between toilets or locations; its installation is permanent. These factors make it a product with limited applications 10’s of billions of consumer, commercial and institutional bathroom and restroom users globally cannot benefit from, as they will from the “system”. Additionally, it does not provide for a fragrance application. Each purchase is a one-time sale without continuous and permanent revenues generated from built-in product refills. It does not offer “Starter Kit” and “Product Refills.”
A complete “System Starter Kit” would cost a fraction of the setup cost of only one Miracle Seat making the “system” very affordable. Using a “System Starter Kit” in every bathroom in a four-bathroom house could still cost less than half the cost of one Miracle Seat. No contractors would be necessary to use the “system” allowing any adult, young person or teenager in consumer markets to purchase it and easily set-it-up in about two to three minutes, not 2 or more hours, in all situations (commercial and institutional markets will be handled differently), no modifications to existing toilet bowls, toilet seats, bathroom or restroom walls, floors or ceilings will be necessary, and no permit(s) will be required. Further, it can be portable between commodes or locations, and its parts will be totally disposable, minus the air-suction pump, with multiple levels of “Product Refill” revenue generators built-in after the “Starter Kit” purchase.
Given a choice
between the “system” and the Miracle Seat, the belief is consumer,
commercial and institutional markets will select the “system” for the
reasons indicated. The invention
will greatly dominate this product category in all markets with several key
factors being access to the product, convenience and costs.
Its existence is indicative of infinitely larger global markets for the
“system”.
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The
“system” could be made available and distributed to consumers worldwide via
drugstores, hardware,
department, convenience, grocery, bed & bath, Wal-Mart, Home Depot,
Lowe’s, bathroom fixture and supply, and discount outlets.
Consumer markets are all apartments, condos, homes and all other living
arrangements with toilet bowls and toilet seats.
Most homes have 2 to 4 bathrooms. Collectively,
consumer markets total tens of billions
of private bathrooms the “system” can be incorporated into.
Homeowners would purchase a “system” for each bathroom in their home.
The
“system” could be distributed
to commercial markets worldwide to
include government
facilities, hotel and motel chains, hospitals and medical facilities, nursing
homes, doctor’s offices and clinics, cruise ships, manufacturing and office
complexes (all businesses), fitness facilities, educational institutions,
department stores and restaurants. Collectively,
commercial markets total tens of billions
of public restrooms the “system” can be incorporated into.
A
segment of commercial markets for the “system” are Best Western, Hilton,
Holiday Inn, Hyatt, Marriott or
Sheraton hotels and “ALL” lodging facilities worldwide.
The one-piece disposable part placed over the toilet bowl rim with its
air-suction hose would be replaced when the room is prepared for the next
guest(s) prior to their arrival as other room items are replaced such as towels,
soaps, linen, etc. Refer to the
digital photographs. This
commercial section will be explained further in these materials.
Other examples of
commercial markets for “system” are hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and
all medical institutions. Similar to
foam foot slippers, plastic wash basins, plastic water bottles, ice containers,
lotions, toothbrushes, etc., hospital cleaning staffs would replace the
one-piece disposable part and its air-suction hose when the room is prepared for
the next patient prior to their arrival. This
product will also greatly benefit hospital staff restrooms equally.
Refer to the digital photographs.
This commercial section will be explained further in these materials.
“Starter
Kit” sales (bulk) to all
consumer and commercial markets followed by “Product Refill” sales
make this product a real “winner”. Strategic
advertising, marketing, packaging, sales and distribution programs targeted at
each consumer and commercial segment will achieve the goal of getting the
“system” into bathrooms and restrooms worldwide.
The “system”
is something everyone can use and will benefit from regardless of gender,
ethnicity, residence, employment, nationality, social status or wealth.
This applies to the most powerful and wealthiest people including the
worlds mega-billionaires, Queens, Kings, world leaders and Presidents to people
in urban areas and everyone in between.
The very offensive gaseous, liquid
and solid waste processes and results are the same with everyone, regardless!
Unless someone
lives in a cave, forest or desert and is alive, they must use a modern toilet.
Hopefully!
Using a toilet bowl is not optional.
People can smell, are offended by fecal odors, do not want to smell fecal
and other odors, and will do whatever is necessary to avoid those situations,
including holding their breath as a last resort.
The final effort is to rush out of the bathroom or restroom as quickly as
possible. A reactive
response is to grab a can of spray, whirl it around and attempt to kill the
odors after the damage has been done. As
a proactive response, the
“system” will eliminate those problems.
The question is
how do people normally respond or feel when they enter into a bathroom or
restroom after it has just been used and fecal odors are very strong in the air?
The “system” will eliminate or greatly reduce the problem on two
levels. First, it will
suck–in fecal filled air and second pump-out filtered and cleaned
scented or unscented air. With the
use of the “system”, using a bathrooms and restrooms will never be the same!
Since bathroom and restroom users are unaware of the existing problems,
they breathe in toilet bowl aerosols and its germs.
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How the product could be
packaged for “Starter Kit” and “Product Refill” sales (suggestion)
Each part of the
“system” is designed and intended to be disposable and replaced except for
the air-suction pump. The disposable
parts of the “system” will be single use items consumers could be encouraged
to change every four to 8 weeks for the best results.
After purchasing the affordable “Starter Kit”, the costs of
“Product Refill” purchases would be very affordable.
The “system” for consumers markets would be designed for
affordability, aesthetics, colors, including the floor based multi-level
air-suction pump. Again, refer to
the digital photographs of the prototypes and other parts.
The “Starter
Kit” and “Product Refill” structure for the “system” will
be very similar to other consumer products such as P&G’s Swiffer products
(Swiffer Sweeper, Swiffer Sweep & Vac, Swiffer Wetjet, Swiffer Carpetflick),
Mr. Clean MagicReach, and Febreeze ScentStories and Noticeables, Clorox BathWand
and ToiletWand, Lysol ReadyBrush, and Scotch-Brite Disposable Toilet Bowl
Scrubbers, including fragrance generators offered by companies that offer
“Starter Kits” and “Product Refills” specific to product(s), including shaving
systems, floor cleaning systems and other household cleaning products.
The “system”
is a product most people will view as a “must have” item, not something they
could possibly do without like many consumer products.
The “system” would be expertly and professionally designed,
developed, manufactured, packaged and distributed as inexpensively, using very
similar materials, scents, air-suction pumps (ScentStories, Sweep&Vac, mini
handheld vacuums) and other materials.
(All the named products are trademarked and owned by their specific company)
Globally,
billions of people will become
immediate and lifelong purchasers of both phases of the “system”.
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Four
very simple steps to set-up and use the “system” by consumers
1. Purchase the “Starter
Kit”, take it home, remove the one-piece disposable part that would be
placed over the toilet bowl rim under the toilet seat and its air-suction hose
connection, the air-suction pump, the anti-germ filtering disc, the fragrance
generator vial, and battery set (power) from the packaging box.
2. Place the air-suction
pump next to the toilet bowl on the floor, place the one-piece disposable part
over the toilet bowl rim, attach the opposite ends of the air-suction hose
connection to the one-piece disposable part placed over the toilet bowl rim and
air-suction pump, lift-up the top lid of the air-suction pump and insert the
anti-germ filtering disc in slot #1 and fragrance generator vial slots #2 and
close the lid.
3. Insert the batteries in
the batter compartment in the back or plug-in the air-suction pump into an
electrical outlet (the final power source or option will be determined).
4. From the “Off”
position on the Power Control Panel, the consumer will select “Low”,
“Medium” or “High” (suction power strengths) depending on the need to
suck-out and process bad air, and pump-out filtered and cleaned air, with or
without a scent.
“Product Refill”
parts would be replaced as needed based on use, or every four to 8 weeks in
consumer markets globally.
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Government, hospital, medical, hospitality, business, etc., markets will require bulk sales designed for commercial markets: industrial design, neutral or white color, single level pumping strength and reduced noise quality. To prevent damage or theft, the air-suction pump should be a wall-mounted model similar to toilet tissue and toilet seat cover dispensers in each bathroom stall. The air-suction pump would be mounted on the wall in back of the toilet seat or side panel next to the wall where the dispensers are mounted. Similar to urinals and toilet seats that are sensor activated, the commercial air-suction pump could have a sensor to trigger the air-suction pump to activate 2 to 5 seconds after a person sits on the toilet seat and stop 30 seconds to one minute after the person gets up from the toilet to pull-in any lingering “aerosol effect” or “F3 force: Fecal Fountain Factor” reducing the impact. The “system” will greatly reduce or eliminate the problems in commercial markets described above.
Bulk purchases of “Starter
Kits” will be the 1st
phase by hotels, motels, hospitals, institutions, etc. of wall mounted
air-suction pumps with the attached air-suction strips, anti-germ filtering
discs and fragrance generator vials.
Bulk purchases of “Product
Refills” will be the 2nd
phase of air-suction strips with the attached air-suction hose, anti-germ
filtering discs and fragrance generator vials.
The air-suction pump would have one air-suction power option and would be
sensor sensitive.
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The following
scenarios convey the realities with bathrooms in every situation.
They are only examples for the purpose of this submission specific to
consumer markets.
Many methods exist
to advertise and market the “system.” The
R&D department will handle this process.
But an example could show pre-flush odors, “aerosol effect” or “F3
force: Fecal Fountain Factor” engulfing a person minus the “system”.
Then, the animation could show the “system” pulling-in bad air from
the toilet bowl and seat areas through its air-suction hose connection into the
air-suction pump away from the user. It
could show the air getting filtered with scented air being circulated back into
the room area. The user’s response
would be positive as a result of the pre-flush odors, “aerosol effect” or
“F3 force” never passing from the toilet bowl and toilet seat areas, with
the person breathing-in a nice scent with a corresponding positive facial
reaction. Contrast this with ceiling
systems that pull odors, etc., directly from the toilet bowl area past the
person’s mouth and nose as they have to breathe-in the bad air while sitting
there with a corresponding negative facial reaction.
Another
commercial could show animation depicting 25,000 viruses and 600,000 bacteria in
a very active “aerosol effect” or “F3 force” engulfing a person in a fog
of pre-flush and post-flush air without the “system”, entering deep into the
persons lungs (this is factual) similar to products advertised for asthma
relief. The commercial could make a
reference to 3, 4 or 6 people in a household using a bathroom multiplied by
25,000 or 600,000 2 to 4 times each day. Then
indicate that the “aerosol effect” or “F3 force” can linger for up to 2
or more hours and travel up to six feet away landing on tooth brushes, drinking
glasses, facial wash cloths, etc. The
commercial could make reference to the different holiday seasons during which
10, 20 or more people are in a household each using the bathroom 2 to 4 times
daily. Each person adds to the
“aerosol effect” or “F3 force”. This
translates into 100,000’s of viruses and millions of bacteria swirling around
in a home bathroom, or many more times that in public restrooms, breathed-in by
any and everyone in the environment (Clorox Co., ad).
This applies whether a person is very sick or very well.
This could be very important with children, pregnant women, or people
with health problems.
Referring to a
very popular mouthwash commercial in which the animation shows mouthwash killing
many germs in the mouth, similar animation could show the “system” pulling
bacteria, viruses, odors, etc., away from the user for a much healthier
environment. The commercial could
then ask, “Do you know that every time someone in your household flushes the
toilet, up to 25,000 or more viruses and up to 600,000 or more bacteria are
released into the bathroom air by each person who flushes the toilet in an
invisible cloud that can linger for up to two hours and travel up to six feet
landing on drinking glasses, tooth brushes, hair brushes and combs, and facial
wash cloths? You cannot see it or
taste it, but you can smell it and is always breathed deep into your lungs.
To protect yourself and your family, buy and use the “system” in
every bathroom in the home for a clean, healthy, fresh and fragrance-smelling
bathroom.
Regarding
commercial markets, the same health information and risks could be provided to
commercial locations to convey the same issues.
The “system” will provide the same protection to company employees
and the public in restrooms they must use everyday.
Both consumer and commercial markets will require separate and effective
strategies. Aggressive advertising,
marketing, packaging, bulk sales and distribution programs will achieve its
objectives, which could be based on an “awareness campaign” or “informing
consumers and commercial segments about the facts”.
It is the belief that a company
will have difficulty keeping the “system” on store shelves or in supply to
satisfy the demand.
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As a
preventative product, the “system” will immediately begin to extract
pre-flush and “aerosol effect “or” F3 force odors, etc., 2 to 5 seconds
after a person sits on the toilet seat after pressing a power-control button on
the air-suction pump. Being very
visual, as the person begins to release their gaseous, liquids and solid wastes,
the air-suction pump will pull the elements from the toilet bowl before the
pungent odorous particles make its way into the bathroom and before the toilet
is flushed. This will greatly reduce
harmful and unhealthy results since flushing the toilet causes most of the
“aerosol effect” or “F3 force”. Without
the “system”, the elements removed prior to flushing would become a part of
the “aerosol effect” or “F3 force”.
The air extraction process could continue after the toilet is flushed
from 30 seconds to 1 minute further reducing the harmful and unhealthy effects.
Prevention adds significant value to the “system” since it will
provide personal health and environmental benefits, and possibly reduce health
care costs to the person and company.
Though the “system” is designed and intended to be
advertised, marketed, packaged, sold and distributed as a multi-part
“system”, the direction could be to advertise, market, package, sell and
distribute the top or bottom parts separately based on consumer and commercial
needs. Presented as a “full
system” or individual parts, it comes under the same patent as a single, two,
three or multi-part “system”, including the air-suction pump.
The need and
significance of the “L” shaped suction lip is shown in its design and
patent. It is specifically designed
to have a bigger opening and suction holes due to where it can be applied
(optional parts or design addition) as a part of the “system” in extracting
more of the pre-flush odors, “aerosol effect” or “F3 Force”.
Its proximity to bodily extractions will require this part of the
“system” to be able to pullout larger amounts of air containing elements,
etc., as they are being released. To
accomplish this, the air-suction hose attached to the “L” shaped suction lip
will have a wider radius and will connect with a “twin” matching air hose
attachment on the face of the air-suction pump.
The “L” shaped suction lip is designed to the contour of the back of
the toilet bowl (inner side).
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Each time a person
sits down on a toilet, he or she would simply reach down next to the toilet bowl
and press either “Low”, “Medium” or “High” (Power Control Panel) on
the air-suction pump to start the air filtering or cleaning process.
As fecal and other odors are created, they would be immediately
sucked-out from the toilet bowl into the air-suction pump, through the anti-germ
filter, continuing through the fragrance generator vial circulating cleaned and
scented or unscented (if no scent vial is used) air into the room.
The digital photographs show how simple this process will be, #1 to
#95.
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Hospital
and hospitality facilities would have their cleaning staffs to replace the
“system” prior to patients and visitor’s checking-in or after checking-out
each time to include the
one-piece disposable part placed on or over the toilet bowl rim and its air-hose
attachment, the anti-germ filtering disc and a fragrance generator vial.
Or, the business, hospital or institution might prefer to only use the
anti-germ filters, not the fragrance generator vial.
Other businesses would implement the process using its cleaning staff at
the end of each business day. Implementing
the “system” would add very simple steps to how their bathrooms and
restrooms are presently cleaned. The
American Hotel and Motel and the American Hospital Associations can
provide lists of its total locations with toilet bowls that would
accommodate the “system” and its replacement parts daily.
This addition to their location could make a difference regarding guests
and patients perceptions.
Cleaning
staffs would continue to clean and wipe toilet bowls and seats as they presently
do. Regarding the “system”, they
would remove the one-piece disposable part from the toilet bowl rim, and replace
it with a new disposable part identical to how it is applied in consumer
markets. Then they would pass the
air-suction hose through the ˝ opening at the back of the toilet bowl and
connect it to the new disposable part and the wall-mounted air-suction pump,
similar to other product dispensers listed.
Regarding the air-suction pump, to open its top lid to replace the
anti-germ filtering discs and fragrance generator vials, key access should be
necessary similar to other restroom dispensers such as soap and tissue
dispensers to protect the products from damage or theft.
The staff member would unlock and lift the top lid and place an anti-germ
filter in slot #1, and possibly a fragrance generator vial in slot #2, shut and
lock the top lid.
Regarding
bulk sales to commercial or industrial institutions, companies that advertise,
market, package, sell and distribute many bathroom and restroom products to
consumer markets also do the same for commercial markets by providing a range of
products via bulk sales such as toilet tissues and dispensers, hand tissues and
dispensers, disposable toilet seat covers and dispensers, toilet bowl liquids
and dispensers, hand soaps and dispensers, elevated wall mounted scents and
dispensers, disinfectants, etc. When
the items are used-up or need replacing, house maintenance staffs replaces each
part. The commercial “system”
would be advertised, marketed, packaged, sold and distributed to the same
domestic and international markets.
The
disposable parts for commercial markets should be made less expensively or mush
more cheaply given the potential for daily or everyday replacements as patients
and lodging guests check-in and check-out.
Consumers would replace their parts every four to 8 weeks that could
require slightly different and more durable materials selections.
If advertised and marketed effectively, consumers may demand that their employers and all related commercial institutions provide this product as a preventative measure. Its use could become as normal as not using any restroom without bathroom tissue. People in every situation may not want to use any toilet without the “system” being a part of it once they realize its benefits. With health care costs spiraling out of control, the “system” could be a significant step with people not getting sick, reducing their health care costs or feeling better about having to use any public restroom. Healthy, not so healthy and very sick people with many types of illnesses “must all” use the same public restroom toilet facilities. Sick family members “must” use the same bathroom(s). The “system” will serve to greatly reduce the negative impact of the “aerosol effect” or “F3 force.”
Bulk
“Starter Kit” and “Product Refill” sales to commercial segments would be
structured and priced accordingly.
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Oil
Filled Fragrance Vials
The
use of fragrance generator vials in the air-suction pump will provide new
markets for scented products in all consumer and commercial markets globally
where the “system” is used. Airwick,
Glade, Oust and Renuzit provide a “Starter Kit” that requires “Product
Refill” vials or canisters. Unscented
filtering discs sales will provide equally large markets worldwide, given that
consumers or businesses might prefer to use two anti-germ filters for double the
filtering and cleaning process.
The
“system” could include a process to provide a scent each time the toilet is
flushed. Single, combo or
variety-packs of “system” discs could be made available for consumers or
businesses to select a different scent as “Product Refill” orders are
supplied. A consumer or business may
want to insert two anti-germ filtering discs or two fragrance generators vials
in both slots for a unique scent creation.
Variety-packs
of fragrance generator vials could contain up to seven different scents
providing a different scent for each day of the week.
The air-suction pump is designed with an easy flip-open top.
In the consumer markets, family members and others would easily flip-open
the lid, remove the inserted vial by its tongue and replace it with a vial of
their choice. For example, a mother
may prefer red rose, but a daughter may prefer green floral & coconut.
They would flip-open the top and switch, and place the red rose fragrance
generator back in the variety-pack holder it was purchased in.
The consumer could have a different scent for each day of the week.
Each person in a household could select the scents they like the most.
Also, the company could market disc #1 and vial #2 in single packaging
when opened, the person would need to replace both at the same time, monthly or
every four to 8 weeks.
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Worldwide, tens of billions of
bathrooms and restrooms represent the total number of “Starter Kit” and
“Product Refill” purchases that would be sold in consumer markets.
To
grasp the worldwide potential for each “system” sold in consumer markets,
multiply 6 to 12 single one-piece disposable parts placed on or over the toilet
bowl rim with its air-suction hose connections,
6 to 12 anti-germ filtering discs, 6 to 12 fragrance generator vials and 1
non-disposable air-suction pump for each bathroom in a home that has 2 to 4
bathrooms each. The
6 or 12 will depend on the consumer changing the disposable parts every four or
8 weeks depending of usage. The
worldwide potential is stratospheric for each “Starter Kit” and “Product
Refill” category in the consumer markets!
Collectively, the potential is super stratospheric.
Commercial
markets would be equally large considering the potential for daily change in
medical and lodging facilities and all institutions.
A company could
initially charge $29.95 to $34.95 for the “Starter Kit” to include
all the parts shown in the digital photographs.
For “Product Refill” purchases, a company could charge $12.95
for the one-piece disposable part placed on or over the toilet bowl rim to
include a new air-suction hose connection, $3.95 or $4.95 for two anti-germ
filtering discs and $5.95 to $6.95 for two fragrance or scent generator vials.
This translates into billions of
potential lifelong company customers paying the suggested prices.
Refer to sketches below.
“Starter Kits” package contents “Product Refill” items purchased every four to 8 weeks.
1)
1 Non-disposable Portable
air-suction Pump
1) Disposable parts placed over toilet bowl rim
2)
1 Disposable part placed
over toilet bowl rim
2) Disposable air-suction hose connections
3)
1 Disposable air-suction
hose connection
3) Disposable Anti-germ filters
4)
1 or 2 Disposable
anti-germ filters
4) Disposable Fragrance generator vial selections
5)
1 or 2 Disposable
fragrance generator vials
5) Disposable Batteries
6)
Set of Batteries for
powering air-suction pump
Materials for the
disposable one-piece placed on or over the toilet bowl rim would be flexible,
inexpensive, clear, strong, ultra thin plastic.
As injection molded item, the part would be as thin and inexpensively
produced as disposable plastic water bottles or plastic electronics packaging.
Its air-suction hose connection would use equally thin and inexpensive
materials. These two parts should be
able to be manufactured for pennies depending on volume.
Many models of
mini-vacuum cleaners represent types of redesigned air-suction pumps that could
be provided with the “system” for consumer (floor model) and commercial
markets (wall mounted model). The
company could have a similar mini air-suction pump designed for the “system”
as shown in the patent application; refer to patent figure 15.
Powerful air-suction with low noise output will make the total system
more appealing. The
air-suction pump could be the size of a 13 to 16 ounce can of coffee with a
flip-up top lid.
The 1st
disc could be cotton, charcoal and fiber mix with anti-microbial or germicidal
qualities to kill or trap microscopic allergens such as bacteria, viruses, mold
spores, odors, and other elements in the “aerosol effect” or “F3 force:
Fecal Fountain Factor” after the toilet is flushed in both consumer and
industrial markets. It could have a
cross-width of about 3 to 4 inches and a 1/8 to Ľ inch thickness to filter-out
odorous smells and elements. Adjacent
to the anti-germ disc in slot #1 will be a fragrance generator vial in slot #2
of equal size. Air sucked-through
the anti-germ filters will pass-through the fragrance generator vials
circulating scented air into the room for a healthier and more pleasant
environment. Disc #2 could be a
fragrance generator vial very similar to refill vials for scented holders placed
on a table, plugged into electrical outlet or placed on a vehicle dashboard,
which are engineered to last from 4 to 8 weeks on average.
Both the filter and vial would be designed or engineered to allow the
flow of air to pass easily.
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For comparison
purposes, several products attempt to eliminate or reduce offensive fecal filled
air in the bathroom or restroom reactively.
Ceiling or wall exhaust systems pull “aerosol effect” and F3 force:
Fecal Fountain Factor” elements and odors from the toilet bowl areas directly
past the user’s nose magnifying the problem.
Some air fresheners, sprays, different gels, mists, scents, etc. are
reactive or are used after the fact to deodorize or disguise odors as much as
possible. Some products drip into
the toilet bowl or are placed in the water tank.
All these products are reactive, not proactive.
Other products
require that the bathroom or restroom be reconfigured to incorporate an
elaborate air exhaust system and others would require that the consumer or
institution replace their existing toilet seat.
Refer to www.Miracleseat.com.
The “system”
would combine the above products into one functional product for bathrooms or
restrooms proactively. No other
product will get closer to the problem than the “system”, since its
air-suction will happen below the top of the rim inches from the top of the
water line inside the toilet bowl. The
“system” will pull out bacteria, viruses, and strong air odors while the
person is sitting on the toilet seat as the bodily extraction processes are
happening.
Should any odors
from the toilet bowl escape into the bathroom or restroom environment, the oil
filled fragrance vials will circulate a pleasant deodorizing fragrance into the
area immediately killing the odors for a much more pleasant bathroom or restroom
experience. The user would not be
embarrassed and will not offend someone even if the next person has to
immediately use the bathroom or restroom.
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Listed are examples of companies that design, manufacture or can provide expertise specific to parts of the “system.”
1. Flanders-Precisionaire
(Precisionaire.com) or
another company specializes in the design and manufacture of filters of various
sizes. The air-suction pump would
require a mini-filter inserted into the first slot as described. A mini Flanders
Elite pleated Air Filter designed for the “system” is an example of an
ultra-thin and mini size filter that can be designed to fit into slot #1
2. International Flavors
& Fragrances specializes
in the creation of specialty or standard scents or fragrances.
Many samples of products that circulate scents are provided by Febreeze
ScentStories, Noticeables, Air Wick, Glade, and Neutra-Air are among a variety
of available choices. A fragrance
generator vial designed for the “system” would offer similar choices.
3. Allbrands.com shows
(Hand Held Vacuum Cleaners)
show a variety of mini or very small vacuum cleaners.
The air-suction pump for the “system” would require a similar mini
air-suction pump to pull-in from one side and blowout from the other side.
The pump would suck-in air through the anti-germ filter pushing-it
through the fragrance generator vial. The
outer plastic shell and plastic pull-up lid would house the mini-suction pump
designed with slots for #1 above, similar to the outer shells for handheld
vacuums.
Flanders-Precisionaire
and International Flavors & Fragrances possibly combine efforts to design,
develop and produce the fragrance generator vial, and scents selections, for the
“system.”
Additionally,
the elongated and standard round disposable parts could be designed specific to
manufacturer toilet bowls, similar to vacuum cleaner bags that fit specific
manufacturer vacuum cleaner models. Examples
of toilet bowl manufacturers are Savoy, Patriot, Kohler, American Standard,
Champion and Jacuzzi. Other
manufacturer models can be viewed at www.homedepot.com.
Press bidets/toilets. Manufacturers
would be able to provide exact toilet bowl measurements for their most popular
models. Some elongated and standard
round models could have common cross-manufacturer measurements.
The “system” one-piece disposable part could be manufactured to fit
the most common or distributed models, and would be coded for the specific model
similar to vacuum cleaner bags. This
would benefit the consumer and commercial selection or item purchase for their
specific toilet bowl model by the above manufacturers.
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To provide an
excellent visual of two “Starter Kits” (standard round and elongated)
and two “Product Refill” (standard round and elongated), four
prototype sets have been produced that cover the entire rim surfaces for a
customized fit and a generic or open design to fit most of the toilet bowl rim
surface. A disposable air-hose
connection would be provided with the one-piece disposable part placed over
the toilet bowl rim. Refer to the
digital photographs.
Standard round
toilet bowl models are in
most residential homes. The basic
shape might have minor differences, but its shape is mostly standard
industry-wide and one the disposable one-piece will fit on or over.
The full version will provide a custom or precise fit on or over specific
toilet bowl rim shapes (specific to the manufacturer models). The generic
one-piece part will be more versatile allowing it to fit on standard round
toilet bowl rims with slight differences, as its two arms will be able to be
squeezed together or bend to the shape of most toilet bowl shapes.
Elongated
toilet bowl models are
installed in many homes, but mainly in commercial or institutional restrooms.
The full version will provide a custom or precise fit on or over specific
toilet bowl rim shapes (specific to the manufacturer models).
The generic one-piece parts will more versatile allowing it to fit on
elongated toilets bowl rims with slight design differences, as its two arms will
be able to be squeezed together or bend to the shape of the toilet bowl.
The open or generic version could be a better match for commercial
markets, considering that it would need to be applied and removed very often and
quickly, especially on different shapes of toilet bowls.
As indicated, squeeze the arms together, place it in position and let the
arms go; outward push hugging the inside of the toilet bowl rim.
Both
“Starter Kits”
are shown with mock-ups of the non-disposable air-suction pump and its
disposable air-suction hose connection, anti-germ filters and fragrance
generator vials that would fit into slots #1 and #2.
Both “Product Refills”
are shown with the disposable part placed over the toilet bowl rim and its
disposable air-suction hose connection, anti-germ filters and fragrance
generator vials that would fit into slots #1 and #2.
Refer to the digital
photographs.
The patent
drawings, four one-piece disposable prototypes, air-suction pumps with its
air-suction hoses, the anti-germ filters and fragrance generator vials shown in
the digital photographs are for presentation purposes.
A professional product design engineer or engineers will draft the
final manufacturer ready blueprints and designs for all the parts within the
scope of the United States Patent claims.
This information provides images, visuals and information to convey
the significance of this invention. The
one-piece disposable parts, their air-suction hoses connections, air-suction
pump mockups, the anti-germ filters and fragrance generator vials will be
professional designed by experts in the field.
The final products
for the “system” would be much more refined, thinner, lighter, require less
polypropylene and other materials than the sample products shown in the digital
photographs. A package design
company would provide the design and packaging expertise for both
“Starter Kit” and “Product Refills” phases.
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The digital
photographs show four prototypes, two air-suction pumps, air-suction hose
connections, anti-germ filters fragrance generator vials, battery sets, and an
elongated and standard round toilet bowls. Each
picture is briefly explained. Also,
four different colored backdrops were used to photograph the prototypes to
enhance the quality of the photographs, intentionally, with very similar or
identical product setups.
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Will visitors be able to touch and enhance each photo?
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Licensing Agreement Options:
The ONLY
licensing agreement sought for the “Disposable
Air Exhaust System for Eliminating Aerosol Effect in a Toilet” (System)
is an “exclusive agreement” with a solid company, firm or group of product
develop experts and professionals. The
licensee will design, develop, manufacture and distribute “System Starter
Kits” and “System Product Refills” structures for consumer, commercial
and institutional markets, domestically and worldwide, from which product
royalties generated from the sale will be paid to the inventor and others with
equity ownership in the invention from a standard, equitable or very, very
fair royalty rate. No
other licensing arrangement or structure will be acceptable or will be
considered for this patented invention.
Only serious
inquiries will receive a response.
If you, your company or firm has a real interest in an exclusive design,
development, manufacturing and distribution agreement for this United States
Patented product, and would like to discuss the possibilities with the attorney
or law firm representing this product, please forward your contact information
to:
Inventor:
Bernard Spencer, P.O. Box 1081, Atlanta, GA 30301
Phone: (404) 353-5430
E-mail:
bspencers@yahoo.com
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