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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Applicant:
Joseph Lee Coleman, Evansville, IN (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Lee Coleman, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/30 (2006.01); B01D 29/00 (2006.01); B01D 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a water filter, a water filter housing, a water filter cap, and a tool for rotating the water filter cap. Engagement of the tool and the water filter cap and subsequent rotation of the tool thereby rotates the water filter cap and water filter. The tool includes a head portion and a body portion and the head portion is an inverse surface of at least a portion of the water filter cap for mating with the water filter cap.