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US 4,287,057 AGranted
Portable sink top water conditioner
OwnerBedford F. Stanleyinventor
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Abstract
The portable sink top water conditioner includes couplings for periodically recharging the water filtering and conditioning elements in response to an indicator signal generated as a result of deposition of a predetermined weight of material filtered from the water and retained by the conditioner. Filter elements for maintaining the bacteria count at an acceptable level may be incorporated.
Claims10
A rechargeable portable water conditioner, said conditioner comprising in combination:
- (a) a container, said container including an inlet for receiving the water to be filtered and conditioned and an outlet for discharging the filtered and conditioned water;
- (b) a first filtering and conditioning media for removing odor and taste from the water;
- (c) a second filtering and conditioning media for removing material in suspension from the water;
- (d) a first screen for defining a first chamber intermediate said inlet and said first media;
- (e) a second screen for segregating said first media from said second media;
- (f) a third screen for defining a second chamber intermediate said second media and said outlet;
- (g) weight responsive apparatus disposed in said second chamber for sensing a predetermined mass added to said first, second and third screens and said first and second media through the deposition thereon of material filtered from the water;
- (h) means for providing an indication of the need to recharge said conditioner as a result of the added mass sensed by said apparatus;
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- (i) means for effecting recharge of said first and second media by reverse flow of a fluid through said conditioner.
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