Water filtration system and method
AssigneePentair Residential Filtration, LLC
InventorsRichard Reckin, Tedd M. Schneidewend
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Abstract
A modular water filtration system including a first filter manifold and a second filter manifold is provided. The first filter manifold includes a first bracket and a first pair of arm members horizontally extending from the first bracket. One of the first pair of arm members includes a protrusion defining a bore. The second filter manifold includes a second bracket and a second pair of arm members horizontally extending from the second bracket. One of the second pair of arm members includes a duct, and the duct is configured to receive the protrusion of the first filter manifold to provide fluid communication through the bore between the first filter manifold and the second filter manifold.
Claims14
A modular water filtration system, comprising:
- a first filter manifold including a first bracket and a first pair of arm members horizontally extending from the first bracket, wherein one of the first pair of arm members includes a protrusion defining a bore, and a rib member;
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- a second filter manifold including a second bracket and a second pair of arm members horizontally extending from the second bracket, wherein one of the second pair of arm members includes a duct and an opening, the duct configured to receive the protrusion of the first filter manifold to provide fluid communication through the bore between the first filter manifold and the second filter manifold and the opening configured to receive the rib member to form an alignment mechanism.
A water filtration system comprising:
- a filter cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge head,
- a rail member extending from the cartridge head having a substantially planar surface and a catch member protruding upwardly from a terminal end of the rail member,
- an inlet tube protruding from the cartridge head, and
- an outlet tube protruding from the cartridge head and being horizontally adjacent to and vertically offset from the inlet tube;
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- a filter manifold comprising:
- a housing with an inlet and an outlet configured to receive the inlet tube and the outlet tube, respectively, when the filter cartridge is engaged with the filter manifold through application of horizontal force, and
- a rotatable cover configured to cover and engage the cartridge head, force horizontal movement of the cartridge head toward the inlet and the outlet, and lock the filter cartridge to the filter manifold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.