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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
John Wadsworth, Los Angeles, CA (US);
William Patrick Conley, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Daniel T Carty, Danville, CA (US);
Fredrick G Doolittle, Danville, CA (US);
Edward B Rinker, Oakland, CA (US);
Kaj A Johnson, Livermore, CA (US);
Elizabeth Hedberg, Berkeley, CA (US);
Carl Kling, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A faucet mounted water filter is described, comprising a base having a water inlet upstanding from a first end of the base and attachable to a water faucet, a first water outlet downwardly directed from the first end of the base for discharging unfiltered water, a second water outlet downwardly directed from a second end of the base for discharging filtered water and a filter cartridge seat disposed on the second end of the base, a replaceable filter cartridge comprising a unitary subassembly including a closed outer cylindrical shell having top and side walls defining a chamber therein, a filter element disposed with the filter chamber and a filter cartridge base, a latch device for demountably securing the filter cartridge in the housing cartridge seat, a diverter valve for selectively permitting the flow of water through the housing first water outlet and the filter cartridge, and an end-of-use indicator for determining the status of the filter element during use.