Compact water purification apparatus
OwnerMohamad Salehinventor
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Abstract
A compact water purification apparatus (70) for purifying water from a municipal water supply prior to a point of use has multiple water purification units (72, 74, 76, 78) that can include cartridge filters for removing such as chlorine, rust and sediment, chlorine and heavy metal, dissolved iron and hydrogen sulfide, chlorine and chloroform, lead, and sediment. Also connected in series is an ultraviolet light source (80). A bypass conduit (18) connected in parallel with the water purification units and valves (30, 32, 34) permits the water from the supply to flow directly to the point of use.
Claims11
A water purification apparatus for purifying water from a supply of water having a quantity of free residual chlorine comprising:
- a frame;
- a first cartridge type water filter attached to frame and having an inlet adapted to be connected to a water supply;
- a second cartridge type water filter attached to said frame and having an inlet connected to an outlet of said first cartridge type water filter;
- and
- a sterilization unit removably attached to said frame and having an inlet connected to an outlet of said second cartridge type water filter and having an outlet adapted to be connected to a water point of use.
The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said frame includes a plurality of vertically extending posts attached to a top wall and middle wall, said first and second cartridge water filters being attached to a bottom surface of said top wall, said third and fourth cartridge water filters being attached to a bottom surface of said middle wall, and said sterilization unit being removably attached to a top surface of said top wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.