Patent ID: 6780292
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
A treatment apparatus for the electrolytic treatment of liquids, the treatment apparatus comprising:a) a substantially hollow vessel housing member having a first closed end and an opposite, releasably closeable, open second end defining a predetermined, substantially uniform liquid containing vessel interior space therebetween, b) at least one electrode-mounting reactor cartridge member configured for installation into and removal from said substantially hollow vessel interior space as a single unit through said releasably closeable, open second end, each said at least one reactor cartridge member comprising: (1) a cartridge base support member configured to releasably engage said vessel housing for supporting the cartridge member within the substantially hollow interior of the vessel housing, said cartridge base support member being configured as a vessel cap member arranged to engage said vessel housing member to releasably close said second, open end thereof for disposition of electrodes of said reactor cartridge operatively within the interior of the vessel housing member, (2) a plurality of electrodes formed of a selected material and having a selected, relatively corresponding configuration, and (3) electrode-securing support means on said base support member for securing and supporting said plurality of electrodes in operative, spaced apart condition entirely separately from and independently of any electrical connection of any of said plurality of electrodes to a source of electrical power, (4) whereby each said at least one reactor cartridge member may selectively and alternately be installed into and removed from said vessel housing member as a single, self-contained unit, and c) electrical connector means on said reactor cartridge base support member for releasably connecting selected electrodes of the reactor cartridge to a source of electrical power outside the vessel housing.