Patent ID: 6379560
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B01D,C02F

Abstract:
A water purifying apparatus for optional use with an auxiliary processing device, the apparatus comprising:a plurality of cartridges affixed to one another as a filter assembly, each cartridge having first and second ends, a side wall extending between the first and second ends, and an interior volume adapted to receive a filtering medium, a plurality of end caps respectively connected with the first ends of said plurality of cartridges, said end caps each having a water inlet and a water outlet, and a manifold coupled with the water inlets and water outlets of said plurality of end caps to connect said cartridges for fluid communication such that the water flows through the filtering medium within the interior volume of one cartridge, through the manifold, to the filtering medium within the interior volume of another cartridge, said manifold further including a water inlet for directing water into said cartridges, a water outlet for directing water out of said cartridges and a pair of auxiliary ports including an auxiliary output port for directing water from the cartridge assembly to the auxiliary processing device and an auxiliary input port for directing the water from the auxiliary processing device to one of said water inlets.