Patent ID: 8298408
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
1. A filtering device for filtering water and liquids comprising: a first reservoir for collecting water to be filtered; a second reservoir for collecting water, said second reservoir being supplied by water falling from said first reservoir; a pipe, said pipe extending from said first reservoir into said second reservoir; a cartridge filtering element that is removably received in said pipe; a discharge hole for the filtered water that is positioned between said pipe and said second reservoir; a stopper, said stopper adapted to be removably inserted into said pipe, the stopper including a bottom wall, and said discharge hole being constructed at said bottom wall; wherein said pipe has, at a distal end from the first reservoir, at least one opening for access to the cartridge in order to promote the removal thereof, characterized in that said opening comprises an at least partial closure which is adapted to be removably fitted to said pipe in the region of the opening for access to the cartridge, and further comprising a flow adjuster which is associated with the pipe in order to adjust the flow of water flowing from the first reservoir to the second reservoir through the discharge hole.