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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1996
Eric Y Park, Portland, OR (US);
David Knaub, Portland, OR (US);
David Thorpe, Portland, OR (US);
Howard Barney, Portland, OR (US);
Joshua Hoyt, Portland, OR (US);
Ziba Design, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
A readily serviceable ancillary fluid filtration system has a fluid flow diverter with a quick-release fluid hose fitting (132). The quick-release fitting attaches to and receives fluid flowing from a manually actuatable diverter body (130) that is attachable to a faucet waterspout (104). The fitting carries a pivotally mounted lever arm (168) that functions as a manually actuatable push tab-release mechanism. A user squeezes the free end (182) of the lever arm to release a hooked end (166) thereof from a flange (158) extending from the body and either inserts tubes (174, 176) into or withdraws the tubes from the diverter conduits (152, 154).