Faucet-mounted water filtration device

A slim profile fluid filtering device, comprising:

• a housing, said housing defining a forward end, a rear end, a top surface, and a bottom surface;
• a mounting mechanism disposed on said top surface proximate said forward end;
• a fluid inlet defined through said housing top surface, and a fluid outlet defined through said bottom surface;
• a positionable valve member operationally disposed within said housing between said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet;
• at least two filters disposed longitudinally within said housing rearward of said mounting mechanism and in serial fluid communication with each other, said fluid inlet, and said fluid outlet, said filters insertable into said housing through said rear end of said housing, said filters made of different filtering media such that one of said filters removes a first contaminant and the other said filter removes a second contaminant from fluid flowing through said housing;
• an actuator extending from a forward most end of said housing and connected with said valve member through said housing, said actuator movable relative to said housing between a filtered Position wherein said valve member directs fluid entering said fluid inlet into said housing, through said filters and out said fluid outlet, and an unfiltered position wherein said valve member directs fluid entering said fluid inlet directly out said fluid outlet;
• said portion of said housing containing said filters extending generally horizontally and rearwardly from said actuator with one of said filters disposed along each longitudinal side thereof;
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• wherein said housing defines a central longitudinally extending recess in said top surface between side lobe containing said filters such that a supply source nests at least partially within said recess upon mounting said device thereto.

A slim profile fluid filtering device, comprising:

• a housing, said housing defining a forward end, a rear end, a top surface, and a bottom surface;
• a mounting mechanism disposed on said top surface proximate said forward end;
• a fluid inlet defined through said housing top surface, and a fluid outlet defined through said bottom surface;
• a positionable valve member operationally disposed within said housing between said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet;
• at least two filters disposed longitudinally within said housing rearward of said mounting mechanism and in s rial fluid communication with each other, said fluid inlet, and said fluid outlet, said filters insertable into said housing through said rear end of said housing, said filters made of different filtering media such that one of said filters removes a first contaminant and the other said filter removes a second contaminant from fluid flowing t rough said housing;
• an actuator extending from a forward most end of said housing and connected with said valve member through said housing, said actuator movable relative to said housing between a filtered position wherein said valve member directs fluid entering said fluid inlet into said housing through said filters and out said fluid outlet, and an unfiltered position wherein said valve member directs fluid entering said fluid inlet directly out said fluid outlet;
• said portion of said ho sing containing said filters extending generally horizontally and rearwardly from said actuator with one of said filters disposed along each longitudinal side thereof;
• wherein said actuator comprises a pivotally mounted switch and said valve comprises a rotatable valve body that is rotatable between said filtered and unfiltered positions upon pivotal movement of said switch;
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• wherein said valve body is rotatable within a cavity of said housing and contains axle ends extending out of opposite sides of said housing, said actuator mounted to said axle ends.