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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2003
Freddy Vidal, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Freddy Vidal, Chatsworth, CA (US);
QMP, Inc., Sun Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A fluid spigot with a spigot body, a spigot tube, a rotary disc valve located in a valve cavity in the spigot body, the rotary disc valve having an opened and closed positions, a valve stem for turning the rotary disc valve, and a handle for turning the valve stem. The invention further provides a filter unit for attachment to a water spigot or faucet. The filter unit has a filter cannister with a hollow body with a fluid inlet and an open mouth portion, a filter sized to fit within the filter cannister, and an adapter that fits over the open mouth portion of the filter canister, wherein the filter cannister is sized to fit through a hole in a sink rim, the filter being replaceable from above the sink by removing the adapter to access the filter.