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1. An odor-removing hinge system for toilets and portable commodes, said hinge system comprising:
a toilet seat hinge assembly configured for pivoting a toilet seat and a seat cover from an open position to a closed position, wherein said toilet seat hinge assembly includes an upper pair of hinge plates attached to said seat cover, a base plate attached to said toilet and a plurality of arcuate hinge plate segments for adjustable attachment to an underside of said toilet seat, wherein each of said segments is configured for articulating engagement with a mating adjacent segment to adapt said hinge assembly to toilet seats of different configurations, said hinge assembly further comprising an integral housing that defines an internal conduit having an inlet opening and an exhaust opening formed therein, said inlet opening being disposed in fluid communication with a toilet bowl cavity within a toilet, wherein at least one hollow hinge bolt extends from said integral housing in fluid communication with said internal conduit to conduct air and noxious gases from said hinge assembly to an exhaust conduit; a brushless fan motor disposed in fluid communication with said exhaust opening of said internal conduit enabling said air and noxious gases to be withdrawn from said toilet bowl cavity through said internal conduit and urged to said exhaust conduit; and fan motor actuating means including a power source for automatic operation of said fan motor in said open position of said seat cover, wherein said fan actuating means further includes a magnetically actuated switch disposed within said integral housing for automatic operation of said fan motor each time said seat cover is lifted. |