Flow control device for fluid filtering assembly

A filter assembly for a filtration container assembly, comprising,

• a filter housing having a first wall and a second wall radially inward of the first wall, the second wall defining a cavity at the center of the filter assembly;
• a filter media disposed within the housing, the filter media being configured to filter a fluid flowing through the filter media, wherein, at a first pressure, the fluid will flow through the filter media at a first flow rate;
• and
• a flow control device coupled to the filter housing such that the flow control device is disposed within the cavity defined by the inner wall of the filter housing, wherein the flow control device is configured to limit the direction the fluid can flow, wherein, at the first pressure, the fluid can flow through the flow control device at a second flow rate, and wherein the second flow rate is substantially equal to, or greater than, the first flow rate.

A method of filtering a liquid using a filtration container assembly, the method comprising:

• obtaining a filtration container assembly including an outer container having a first open end and a second closed end and defining an inner cavity, and a plunging assembly having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the plunging assembly is configured to be received within the inner cavity of the outer container, wherein the first end of the plunging assembly includes a cap having a pressing surface configured for a user to press the plunging assembly into the inner cavity of the outer container, and wherein the plunging assembly includes a filtration assembly having a flow control device disposed within a cavity within the filtration assembly;
• filling the outer container with a liquid to equal to or less than a fill indicator;
• inserting the second end of the plunging assembly into the first open end of the outer container;
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• pressing the first pressing surface of the plunging assembly to press the plunging assembly into the inner cavity of the outer container.