Shower system with a filter

A shower filter system, comprising:

• a first water dispersing arrangement having a first inlet;
• a second water dispersing arrangement having a second inlet;
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• a filter assembly comprising:
• a filter including a connector, a filter housing couplable to the connector, and a filter cartridge situated within the filter housing to filter water passed therethrough, the connector including a spout extending outward therefrom, the spout including a spout inlet channel and a spout outlet channel;
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• an inlet pipe coupled to the first and second water dispersing arrangements and the filter, the inlet pipe including an inlet pipe channel extending therethrough from an upstream end to a downstream end, an upstream portion of the inlet pipe channel being coupled to the spout inlet channel and a downstream portion of the inlet pipe channel being coupled to the spout outlet channel and being selectively couplable to a selected one of the first inlet and the second inlet,
• wherein, the filter assembly is movable between (a) an active configuration, in which the spout inlet channel is open to the upstream portion of the inlet pipe channel and the spout outlet channel is open to the downstream portion of the inlet pipe channel so that water passes through the upstream portion of the inlet pipe channel, through the spout inlet channel into the filter cartridge, and through the spout outlet channel into the downstream portion of the inlet pipe channel, and (b) a bypass configuration, in which the spout inlet channel and the spout outlet channel are closed to the upstream and downstream portions of the inlet pipe channel so that water passes through the upstream portion of the inlet pipe channel and through a spout bypass channel into the downstream portion of the inlet pipe channel without passing through the filter cartridge, wherein the water passes through the spout inlet channel into a filter cartridge surrounding channel surrounding at least a portion of the filter cartridge, the filter cartridge surrounding channel funneling the water into the filter cartridge through a plurality of holes in the filter cartridge.

A shower filter system, comprising:

• a filter assembly including:
• an inlet pipe portion couplable to a water source and including an inlet pipe channel extending partially therethrough;
• a water dispersing arrangement portion extending integrally from the inlet pipe portion and including a water dispersing arrangement channel extending partially therethrough;
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• a filter including a connector coupled to the inlet pipe portion, a filter housing couplable to the connector, and a filter cartridge situated within the filter housing to filter water passed therethrough, the connector including a connector inlet channel extending partially therethrough and a connector outlet channel extending partially therethrough;
• wherein, the filter assembly is movable between (a) an active configuration, in which the connector inlet channel couples to the filter so that water passes through the inlet pipe channel, through the connector inlet channel into the filter cartridge, and through the connector outlet channel into the water dispersing arrangement channel, and (b) a bypass configuration, in which the connector inlet channel couples to a filter bypass channel so that water passes through the inlet pipe channel, through the connector inlet channel into the filter bypass channel, and through the connector outlet channel into the water dispersing arrangement channel without passing through the filter cartridge.