Patent ID: 9409794
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B01D,C02F

Claim Text:
1. A water filter device comprising: (a) a filter head having a first end and a second end and a pressurizable area disposed between said first end and said second end in communication with an inlet valve and an outlet valve in the pressurizable area; (b) a rotary valve body disposed in said filter head having a first encoding structure to operate the inlet valve and/or the outlet valve disposed in the pressurizable area and a cam disposed in the pressurizable area; (c) a replaceable filter candle having a second encoding structure to engage said first encoding structure in the pressurizable area in the filter head and operate the rotary valve body entirely within the pressurizable area in the filter head; and (d) a seal disposed on the filter candle intermediate the pressurizable area in the filter head and an end of the replaceable filter candle.