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US 6,471,858 B1Granted
Water treatment dispensers
OwnerJoseph A. Kinginventor
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Abstract
A dispenser apparatus for cantileverly mounting in an off-line condition in an axially component of a water system with the dispenser apparatus carrying a water treatment composition therein that can be released into a water system with one embodiment of the dispenser apparatus including a pair of replaceable containers for holding a water treatment composition with the containers serially located so that the water flowing into one container flows into the second container with the second container removable from the first container so that the second water treatment composition can be replenished without having to replenish the water treatment composition in the first container.
Claims19
A dispenser apparatus for cantileverly mounting comprising:
- a pair members for sandwichingly securing the dispenser apparatus to a housing in a cantilever manner;
- an annular container, said annular container having an outer face and an inner face spaced therefrom to create an annular chamber therebetween with said annular chamber extending from said pair of members;
- a first water treatment composition comprising an ion yielding material selected from one or more of the ion yielding materials that yield ions of silver, copper, zinc or tin in the presence of water, said water treatment composition located in said annular chamber;
- a water inlet in said outer face for ingress of water and a water outlet in said inner face for egress of water with the water inlet spaced from the water outlet to provide a path through the first water treatment composition located in said annular chamber;
- a removable container, said removable container positionable within the inner face of said annular container for removal therefrom for replacement thereof;
- a second water treatment material located in said removable container, said second water treatment material comprising an oxidizer selected from the group consisting of chlorine or bromine;
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- a plurality of openings in said removable container some of which form an inlet for water to flow therethrough and some of which form and outlet for discharge of water so that at least some of the water flowing through the annular chamber flows through both the first water treatment composition and the oxidizer to thereby provide for dual water purification.
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A dispenser apparatus for attaching to a housing in a cantilever manner comprising:
- a pair of members;
- an outer container, said outer container having an outer face and an inner face spaced therefrom to create a chamber therebetween with said inner face forming an internal compartment therein, said outer container supported by said pair of members in a cantilever fashion;
- a first water treatment composition located in said chamber;
- a plurality of openings in said outer container with at least some of the plurality of openings spaced from one another to provide a fluid flow path through the water treatment composition located in said chamber:
- a removable container, said removable container positionable within the internal compartment of said annular container for removal therefrom for replacement with another removable container;
- a second water treatment material said second water treatment material located in said removable container;
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- a plurality of openings in said removable container some of which form an inlet for water to flow therethrough and some of which form an outlet for discharge of water so that at least some of the water flowing through the chamber flows through both the water purification materials in the chamber and the removable container to thereby provide for dual water purification with the removable container replaceable in the internal compartment separate from replenishment of the water treatment composition in the chamber so when the second water treatment compositions therein is spent the second water treatment composition can be replenished therein to provide for dual water purification.
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A water treatment system comprising:
- an auxiliary component of a water system, said auxiliary component having a housing, said housing having a chamber for the circulation of water therethrough;
- a dispenser apparatus including a pair of members, said pair of members secured to said housing in a water tight sealing arrangement, said dispenser apparatus including a container, said container cantileverly supported within the auxiliary component by said pair of members, said container having a portion extending out of said dispenser apparatus and into the chamber of said housing for the circulation of water in the chamber through the container;
- a removable cap, said removable cap located outside said housing for gaining access to said container located inside said housing;
- a water treatment composition located in said container;
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- a plurality of openings in said container with at least some of the plurality of openings spaced from one another to provide a fluid flow path through the water treatment composition located in said container to thereby enable the auxiliary component to dispense the water treatment composition into the water system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.