Liquid purification or separation – With alarm – indicator – register – recorder – signal or... – Responsive to fluid flow
Patent
1998-04-01
1999-11-02
Drodge, Joseph W.
Liquid purification or separation
With alarm, indicator, register, recorder, signal or...
Responsive to fluid flow
7386178, 210 94, 210100, 210232, 2104331, B01D 1712, B01D 35143
Patent
active
059763620
ABSTRACT:
A faucet mounted water filter is described, comprising a base having a water inlet upstanding from a first end of the base and attachable to a water faucet, a first water outlet downwardly directed from the first end of the base for discharging unfiltered water, a second water outlet downwardly directed from a second end of the base for discharging filtered water and a filter cartridge seat disposed on the second end of the base, a replaceable filter cartridge comprising a unitary subassembly including a closed outer cylindrical shell having top and side walls defining a chamber therein, a filter element disposed with the filter chamber and a filter cartridge base, latch means for demountably securing the filter cartridge in the housing cartridge seat, a diverter valve for selectively permitting the flow of water through the housing first water outlet and the filter cartridge, and an end-of-use indicator for determining the status of the filter element during use.
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Carty Daniel T.
Conley William Patrick
Doolittle Fredrick G.
Hedberg Elizabeth
Johnson Kaj A.
Drodge Joseph W.
The Clorox Company
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