Faucet mounted water filter
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJames Klump, Daniel Capelle, Norman Boulard, Jeffery Borden, Jay Broniak, John Holmes
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Abstract
A faucet mounted water filtration system includes a base having an inlet, a water receiving chamber, and at least one outlet. The inlet is configured to be coupled to a faucet. A body is coupled to the base. The body includes a filter compartment configured to house a filter cartridge. A cover is rotatably coupled to the body. A cam is operatively coupled to the cover. A valve operatively engages a surface of the cam. The cam is rotatable to move the valve to open and close a passageway to the filter compartment. A biasing element biases the cover to a default position.
Claims20
A faucet mounted water filtration system comprising:
- a base having an inlet, a water receiving chamber, and at least one outlet, said inlet configured to be coupled to a faucet;
- a body coupled to said base, said body including a filter compartment configured to house a filter cartridge;
- a cover rotatably coupled to said body;
- a cam operatively coupled to said cover;
- a valve operatively engaging a surface of one of said cam, said cam rotatable to move said valve to open and close a passageway to said filter compartment;
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- a biasing element biasing said cover, said cam to a default position.
A faucet mounted water filtration system comprising:
- a base having an inlet, a water receiving chamber, and at least one outlet, said inlet configured to be coupled to a faucet;
- a body coupled to said base, said body including a filter compartment configured to house a filter cartridge;
- a cover rotatably coupled to said body;
- a cam operatively coupled to said cover;
- a valve operatively engaging a surface of said cam, said cam rotatable to move said valve to open and close a passageway to said filter compartment;
- a monitoring system coupled to said body providing an indication of a condition of the filter cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.