Patent ID: 9314743
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B01D,C02F

Claim Text:
1. A reverse osmosis (RO) system comprising: a housing that includes an inlet port, a permeate port and a concentrate port; a membrane element within the housing; a first connector that includes a first end which is adapted to be connected to a first hose and a second end that is adapted to be connected only to the inlet port and purposefully configured not to be connectable to the permeate port or the concentrate port; a second connector that includes a first end which is adapted to be connected to a second hose and a second end that is adapted to be connected only to the permeate port and purposefully configured not to be connectable to the inlet port or the concentrate port; and a third connector that includes a first end which is adapted to receive a third hose such that the third hose is inserted into the first end of the third connector and a second end that is adapted to be removably connected only to the concentrate port and purposefully configured not to be connectable to the inlet port or the permeate port.