Water dispenser and filter cartridge for use therein

A water dispenser comprising:

• a water inlet adapted to receive water from a water supply;
• a water filter assembly operative to filter water received from said water supply via said water inlet;
• and
• a water outlet operative to provide filtered water received from said water filter assembly,
• said water filter assembly comprising a replaceable filter cartridge and a filter socket arranged to removably receive said replaceable filter cartridge and to provide water input and water output communication therewith, said filter socket and said replaceable filter cartridge being configured such that upon vertically downward insertion of said replaceable filter cartridge into said filter socket, both said water input and said water output communication are established generally simultaneously and upon vertically upward removal of said replaceable filter cartridge from said filter socket, both said water input and said water output communication are terminated generally simultaneously.

A water dispenser comprising:

• a water inlet adapted to receive water from a water supply;
• a water filter assembly operative to filter water received from said water supply via said water inlet;
• and
• a water outlet operative to provide filtered water received from said water filter assembly,
• said water filter assembly comprising a user-replaceable filter cartridge comprising:
• a housing defining a housing top portion and a bicameral main housing portion supported by and depending from said housing top portion,
• said housing top portion including a manifold defining planar element defining a water inlet manifold and a water outlet manifold communicating respectively with a water inlet connector and a water outlet connector, said water inlet connector and said water outlet connector depending from said water inlet manifold and said water outlet manifold respectively;
• said bicameral main housing portion also defining at least first and second filter element housing portions housing at least first and second filter elements, each of said at least first and second filter element housing portions communicating with said water inlet manifold and with said water outlet manifold.

A water dispenser comprising:

• a water inlet adapted to receive water from a water supply;
• a water filter assembly operative to filter water received from said water supply via said water inlet;
• and
• a water outlet operative to provide filtered water received from said water filter assembly,
• said water filter assembly comprising a user-replaceable filter cartridge comprising:
• a housing defining a generally planar portion, a pair of first generally cylindrical portions arranged about respective generally parallel first cylindrical axes extending perpendicular to said generally planar portion, and a pair of second generally cylindrical portions arranged about respective generally parallel second cylindrical axes extending perpendicular to said generally planar portion, parallel to and adjacent said first cylindrical axes, said pair of second generally cylindrical portions lying adjacent said generally planar portion and adjacent said pair of first generally cylindrical portions,
• said generally planar portion enclosing a water inlet manifold and a water outlet manifold,
• said pair of first generally cylindrical portions enclosing first and second filter elements, each communicating with said water inlet manifold and said water outlet manifold, and
• said pair of second generally cylindrical portions defining a water inlet connector communicating with said water inlet manifold and a water outlet connector communicating with said water outlet manifold.