US 4,986,901 A · Bottled water cap with indicator and adaptor

Abstract

A detent and numerical indicia are associated with a cap for a water treatment apparatus to keep track of how many times a bottle in which the treatment apparatus is disposed has been filled and emptied, to provide for periodic replacement of the filter media. The treatment apparatus is for attachment to a bottle with an opening at a neck portion, and includes an elongated tube, a cartridge containing water treatment media connected to one end of the tube, and a cap for capping the other end of the tube. The cap includes a body having through-extending passages therein, and a top which is movable with respect to the body to selectively cover or uncover the passageways. A detent is associated with the cap body and the top for providing detented rotation of the top with respect to the body. Indicia are associated with the cap top and the cap body for indicating each detented position. Thirty-one Arabic numbered positions and another blank position may be provided as the indicia, cooperating with an arrow that is stationary. Each time the bottle is filled the cap top is rotated one position with respect to the body, and once the last indicia is indicated on the top, the filter is replaced. An adaptor connects the tube to the filter cartridge, and the adaptor can also include water treatment media.

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Dependent claims

Water treatment apparatus for attachment to a bottle with an opening at a neck portion thereof, comprising:

an elongated tube having first and second ends;
cartridge means containing water treatment media operatively connected to said tube second end;
cap means for capping the first end of said tube, and for cooperating with the bottle neck to position the apparatus in the bottle, said cap means comprising a body and a top;
said body having means defining fluid passageways therein adjacent, but radially spaced from, said tube first end to allow flow of liquid therethrough;
and said top movable with respect to said body to selectively cover or uncover said fluid passageways;
detent means associated with said cap body and said cap top for providing detented rotation of said cap top with respect to said cap body;
and
indicia means associated with said cap top and said cap body for indicating each detented position of said top with respect to said body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Bottled water cap with indicator and adaptor

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Bottled water cap with indicator and adaptor

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Abstract

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