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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2003
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Evansville, IN (US);
Todd Lawrence Rose, Evansville, IN (US);
Judd Dylan Olson, Minnetonka, MN (US);
David James Emmons, Plymouth, MN (US);
John Paul Boros, Maple Lake, MN (US);
Donald Stephen Bretl, West Chester, OH (US);
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Evansville, IN (US);
Todd Lawrence Rose, Evansville, IN (US);
Judd Dylan Olson, Minnetonka, MN (US);
David James Emmons, Plymouth, MN (US);
John Paul Boros, Maple Lake, MN (US);
Donald Stephen Bretl, West Chester, OH (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator with a water treatment system including a head connecting a water supply to a water-using accessory. An end piece is provided for connecting a treatment cartridge to the head. The end piece comprises an inlet fitting having a cam that contacts a follower of a valve located in the head to open the valve when the end piece is mounted to the head and connects the treatment cartridge to the water treatment system.