Water purifying and flavor infusion device
AssigneeProtect Plus, LLC
InventorsRobert William Lackey, Robert Charles Beckman, Andrew Frederick Fay
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Abstract
A water purifying and flavor infusion device that includes a lower reservoir for storing filtered water, and a pitcher top removably affixed to the lower reservoir. The pitcher top includes a lid, an upper reservoir, and a filter housing affixed to and extending below the upper reservoir. The filter housing is adapted to contain a filter cartridge wherein the upper reservoir and the filter housing are in liquid communication. The device also includes an infusion tube for infusing filtered water with an additive.
Claims13
A water purifying and flavor infusion device comprising:
- a lower reservoir for storing filtered water,
- a pitcher top removably affixed to the lower reservoir, the pitcher top comprising:
- an upper reservoir, and
- a filter housing affixed to and extending below the upper reservoir, the filter housing adapted to contain a filter cartridge wherein the upper reservoir and the filter housing are in liquid communication,
- an infusion tube having an upper portion and a bottom portion and the upper portion includes a cap for allowing a user to insert an additive into the infusion tube without removing the pitcher top;
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- a hollow column with a constant diameter that extends from the pitcher top to the lower reservoir having an upper portion that receives an outer ring of the infusion tube for suspending the infusion tube within the lower reservoir.
A method of purifying and infusing water in a pitcher with an additive comprising:
- providing a water filter pitcher wherein the water filter pitcher includes a lower reservoir for storing filtered water, a pitcher top removably affixed to the lower reservoir, wherein the pitcher top comprises an upper reservoir for holding unfiltered water, a filter housing affixed to and extending below the upper reservoir, the filter housing adapted to contain a filter cartridge wherein the upper reservoir and the filter housing are in liquid communication, and hollow infusion tube containing a plurality of slots positioned within the lower reservoir for infusing filtered water with an additive, and a hollow column within the upper reservoir having an upper portion that receives an outer ring of the infusion tube for suspending the infusion tube within the lower reservoir;
- adding water to said water filter pitcher,
- permitting water to pass through said filter cartridge,
- collecting filtered water in said lower reservoir, and
- infusing said filtered water with an additive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.