Flow control device for filter as you pour system

A filter as you pour system comprising a flow control device for controlling flow of water through an outlet of the system, the system comprising:

• a container body defining an internal storage volume;
• a handle extending from the container body and configured to be grasped by a user to pour the water out of the container;
• a lid that is releasably attachable over the container body, the lid defining the outlet through which water within the container body may be poured;
• an inlet into the container body and spaced away from the outlet;
• a substantially cylindrical elongated filter assembly having a shell, a filter media and an inner frame, the elongated filter assembly attached to the lid, the filter media wrapped around the inner frame and attached to an end of the shell, the filter assembly being disposed in a flow stream of the water stored within the container body as the water is poured out of the container body through the outlet so that the flow stream of water passing through the shell, the filter media, and the inner frame and exiting through the outlet is simultaneously filtered as the flow stream of water is poured from the container body due to gravity;
• a flow control spout disposed inserted into the outlet to regulate and provide a substantially consistent exit flow rate of the flow stream of water being poured through the outlet;
• and
• wherein the filter media of the filter assembly comprises an activated carbon textile material that presents a curved surface to the flow stream of water due at least in part to being wrapped around the inner frame, the activated carbon textile material aiding in regulating the exit flow rate of the flow stream of water exiting the outlet due to gravity and poured through the outlet, such that the exit flow rate of the water is from about 0.3 GPM to about 2 GPM.

A method of filtering water as water is poured from a filter as you pour system, the method comprising:

• providing a container body defining an internal storage volume to store water;
• releasably attaching a lid over the container body;
• filling the container body at an inlet into the container body without filtering as the container body is filled;
• providing a flow control device to control a flow rate of the water as the water is poured out an outlet that is spaced away from the inlet due to gravity;
• positioning the flow control device at the outlet;
• filtering the water through a filter assembly as the water is poured out of the system due to gravity;
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• forcing open a slit valve of the flow control device by a flow stream and weight of the water to homogenously regulate an exit flow rate of the water from the system due to gravity with the flow control device and causing a consistent flow rate of the water as the water flows through the slit valve and out the outlet.