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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Scott Hugh Bradford, Gavirate, IT;
Marco Casucci, Varese, IT;
David P. Cooper, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Beth M. Jackson, St. Joseph, MI (US);
James W. Kendall, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Italo Renzo Menegon, Brenta, IT;
Ginger Elayne Patera, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Sara Manfredini-Taube, Varese, IT;
Torsten Rickard Mathias-Tingstrom, Ispra, IT;
Joel Graham Vanfaasen, Holland, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A gravity-driven water filtering system comprising: a gravity-driven water filter configured to engage and deliver treated water through apertures of various sizes and a filter receiving device. The gravity-driven water filter includes: a bottom portion; a water filter; and a top portion. The water filter is configured to be removably engaged by hand without the use of tools from the bottom portion and the water filter, the bottom portion and the top portion are each configured to be removably engaged and disengaged to allow for replacement of the filter and reassembly of the overall gravity filter assembly by hand and without the use of tools. The filter receiving device is a) a flat bottomed stand; b) a carrying device; or c) an adapter.