Filters for Non-Plumbed Appliances

A stand-alone ice making appliance, comprising:

• a container defining a first storage volume for receipt of ice;
• a water tank, the water tank defining a second storage volume for receipt of water;
• a pump in fluid communication with the second storage volume for actively flowing water from the water tank;
• a reservoir defining a third storage volume, the third storage volume in fluid communication with the pump for receiving water that is actively flowed from the water tank;
• an ice maker, the ice maker in fluid communication with the third storage volume for receiving water from the reservoir;
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• a filter disposed within the second storage volume such that water is flowable from the second storage volume through the filter to the pump, the filter comprising:
• a body comprising a sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end wall and a second end wall, the body defining a body interior;
• an inlet defined in the body;
• an outlet defined in the body proximate the second end wall relative to the first end wall along the longitudinal axis;
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• a filter medium disposed within the body interior, the filter medium operable to remove contaminants from water flowing through the filter medium, the filter medium defining an interior passage, wherein a flow path is defined for water through the inlet into the interior passage and from the interior passage through the filter medium to the outlet.

A filter, the filter comprising:

• a body comprising a sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end wall and a second end wall, the body defining a body interior;
• an inlet defined in the body;
• a nozzle protruding from the second end wall along the longitudinal axis and defining an outlet, the nozzle offset along an outer surface of the second end wall from a centroid of the outer surface;
• a tab configured on the body;
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• a filter medium disposed within the body interior, the filter medium operable to remove contaminants from water flowing through the filter medium, the filter medium defining an interior passage, wherein a flow path is defined for water through the inlet into the interior passage and from the interior passage through the filter medium to the outlet.