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 filter manifold and a filter cartridge is provided. The filter manifold includes a body, a first arm member, a second arm member, a brace, and a slot positioned on the brace. The filter cartridge includes a cartridge head and a fin member protruding upwardly from the cartridge head, and the fin member is sized to be received within the slot of the filter manifold. The filter cartridge is adapted to engage the filter manifold through a horizontal force when the fin member is aligned with the slot.
Claims20
A modular water filtration system, comprising:
- a filter manifold including:
- a bracket having a body, a first arm member, and a second arm member, the first arm member and the second arm member extending outwardly and horizontally away from the body;
- a brace coupled to the first arm member and the second arm member and extending at least partially therebetween;
- and
- a slot provided in the brace;
- a filter cartridge including a cartridge head and a fin member protruding upwardly from the cartridge head, the fin member sized to be received within the slot of the filter manifold,
- wherein the filter cartridge is designed to engage the filter manifold through a horizontal force when the fin member is aligned with the slot.
A modular water filtration system, comprising:
- a first filter manifold including:
- a housing;
- a first slot member extending in a substantially horizontal direction, the first slot member positioned and located within the housing;
- and
- a cover rotatably coupled to the housing, the cover including locking ribs protruding from a body of the cover;
- and
- a filter cartridge including a cartridge head and a first fin protruding upwardly from the cartridge head;
- wherein the shape of the first fin corresponds to the shape of the first slot member such that the first fin can be received in the first slot member, and the filter cartridge is designed to engage the first filter manifold through a horizontal force when the first fin is aligned with the first slot member;
- and
- wherein the cover engages the cartridge head as the cartridge head moves towards the housing of the first filter manifold and the locking ribs lock the filter cartridge to the first filter manifold.
A modular water filtration system, comprising:
- a filter manifold including:
- a housing including a body extending in a first direction, a first elongated member and a second elongated member extending outwardly from the body in a second direction, and wherein the first elongated member and the second elongated member define a receiving area of the housing therebetween;
- an inlet and an outlet positioned and located within the receiving area, the inlet and the outlet extending from the housing substantially in the second direction;
- a plurality of channels positioned and located proximate to the inlet and the outlet, each channel of the plurality of channels extending substantially in the second direction away from the body of the housing and into the receiving area;
- and
- a first slot positioned and located in a first channel of the plurality of channels, the first slot extending into the channel substantially in the second direction and towards the housing;
- and
- a filter cartridge designed to be received by the receiving area of the filter manifold when inserted into the filter manifold in substantially the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.