Faucet mounted water filter
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJames M. Klump, Daniel Ryan Capelle, Norman J. Boulard, Jeffery Borden, Jay Andrew Broniak, John Steven Holmes
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Abstract
A faucet mounted water filtration system includes a base having an inlet, a water receiving chamber, and at least one outlet. The inlet is configured to be coupled to a faucet. A body is coupled to the base. The body includes a filter compartment configured to house a filter cartridge. A cover is rotatably coupled to the body. A cam is operatively coupled to the cover. A valve operatively engages a surface of the cam. The cam is rotatable to move the valve to open and close a passageway to the filter compartment. A biasing element biases the cover to a default position.
Claims17
A faucet mounted water filtration system comprising:
- a base having an inlet, a water receiving chamber, and at least one outlet, said inlet configured to be coupled to a faucet;
- a body coupled to said base, said body defining a filter compartment configured to house a filter cartridge;
- a cover rotatably coupled to said body, said cover encapsulating said filter compartment;
- a cam operatively coupled to said cover, said cover rotatable to move said cam between a default position, a first position, and a second position;
- a valve operatively engaging a surface of said cam, said cam rotatable to move said valve to open and close a passageway to said filter compartment;
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- a biasing element positioned to bias said cam to the default position when a water flow through the faucet is stopped, wherein said valve is in a closed position with said cam at the default position.
A faucet mounted water filtration system comprising:
- a base having an inlet, a water receiving chamber, and at least one outlet, said inlet configured to be coupled to a faucet;
- a body coupled to said base, said body defining a filter compartment configured to house a filter cartridge;
- a cover rotatably coupled to said body, said cover encapsulating said filter compartment;
- a cam operatively coupled to said cover, said cover rotatable to move said cam between a default position, a first position, and a second position;
- a valve operatively engaging a surface of said cam, said cam rotatable to move said valve to open and close a passageway to said filter compartment;
- a monitoring system coupled to said body providing an indication of a condition of the filter cartridge;
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- a biasing element biasing said cam to the default position, said valve is in a closed position with said cam at the default position, said biasing element configured to bias said cam to the default position when a flow of water through the faucet is stopped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.