Side-loading transverse shower filter
OwnerDavid K. Farleyinventor
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Abstract
A side-loading shower filter having a body that may be easily be mounted between a shower arm and a showerhead without the need of special tools. The body has removable end caps to allow a water filter cartridge to be added to or removed from either side of a transverse hollow water filter cartridge chamber formed in the body by the removal of either of the pair of end caps. The shower filter is mounted between a shower arm and a showerhead by means of coupling means connected to a water inlet and a water outlet formed in the body.
Claims17
A shower filter, comprising;
- a hollow housing having a water inlet and a water outlet for coupling between a shower arm and a showerhead;
- a hollow water filter cartridge chamber formed transversely to water entering and exiting the housing and,
- at least one end cap removably mounted on the hollow water filter cartridge chamber to allow side-loading of a water filter cartridge.
A water filter for a shower system, comprising;
- a hollow housing having a water inlet and a water outlet for coupling between a shower arm and a showerhead;
- the hollow housing including a hollow water filter cartridge chamber formed transversely to water entering and exiting the housing;
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- a pair of end caps removably mounted on opposite ends of the hollow water filter cartridge chamber to allow a water filter cartridge to by selectively loaded from either side end of the hollow water filter cartridge chamber.
A water filter for a shower system, comprising;
- a transverse hollow housing having a water inlet and a water outlet adapted to be coupled between a shower arm and a showerhead;
- the transverse hollow housing including a water filter cartridge held therein;
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- the transverse hollow housing having opposed open ends with a pair of end caps removably mounted on the open ends to allow the water filter cartridge to by selectively side-loaded or removed from either end of the hollow water filter cartridge chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.