Patent ID: 9586838
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: C02F,F24F

Claim:
1. A system for purifying a fluid flowing through a pipe, said system comprising: means for mounting the system on the pipe, a housing, and a pliant carrier structure comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged flush with a first surface of the structure and configured to emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation when energized, wherein, said structure is detachably arranged within the housing, said structure adopts a substantially tubular shape within the housing with said first surface delimiting a purifying chamber, and a diffraction grating is provided on at least one of the LEDs, and wherein said purifying chamber is, when the system is pipe mounted, in fluid communication with the pipe so that the fluid flowing through the pipe passes, prior to being dispensed, through the purifying chamber where it can be exposed to the emitted UV radiation of the energized LEDs.