Low spillage replaceable water filter assembly
AssigneePentaPure Incorporated
InventorKarl Fritze
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Abstract
A filter assembly includes a water filter assembly having a filter element sealingly disposed in a cartridge, and having an inlet and an outlet, the water filter assembly being substantially dripless when charged with water and disposed substantially horizontally. A manifold assembly is fluidly couplable at an inlet to a source of water to be filtered and having a filtered water outlet and having mating members for removably mating to the water filter assembly and having a mounting means attached to said manifold providing rotational travel to the water filter assembly for installation, removal and replacement of the water filter assembly. A cartridge and a water distribution manifold assembly are further included.
Claims12
A filter cartridge assembly for selective, replaceable mating to a manifold, comprising:
- a cartridge having a filter element sealingly disposed in a cartridge, and having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being formed of at least one bore, the bore having a certain size such that the cartridge is substantially dripless when charged with water and disposed substantially horizontally.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.