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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2023
Franklin Electric Co., Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Shawn B. Massie, St. Paris, OH (US);
Nathanael P. Calloway, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Dennis Glenn Babbs, Colon, MI (US);
Jose Gabriel Davila Rangel, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Franklin Electric Co., Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Abstract
A distributor tube assembly for a water softener system has upper and lower baskets that provide superior performance in a universal form factor that allows it to be installed in standard tanks with standard-sized ports or openings. The upper and lower baskets provide spiral-shaped slots and varying angled slot profiles which enhance water softening and media regeneration processes. The upper basket has a taper which expands upwardly, while the lower basket has a taper which expands downwardly, and each of these tapers enhances the respective functions of the upper and lower baskets by forcing more flow through the wider regions that have more flow area than the narrower regions. The baskets may each be assembled from halves to facilitate manufacturing of the slot design and allow for an inverted-taper design of the lower basket while reducing manufacturing costs.
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