Patent ID: 6394127
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B01D,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A water faucet assembly for dispensing filtered water from an unfiltered water source, the water faucet assembly comprising:a spout having an inlet for receiving water to be directed through the spout; a water supply port adapted to be fluidly connected to a water source; a filter having an inlet for receiving unfiltered water from the water supply port and an outlet for dispensing filtered water; and a valve movable between an ON position, where the filter inlet is fluidly connected to the water supply port and the filter outlet is fluidly connected to the spout inlet, an intermediate position, where the filter outlet is fluidly connected to the spout inlet and the filter inlet is fluidly disconnected from the water supply port, and an OFF position, where the filter outlet is fluidly disconnected from the spout inlet and the filter inlet is fluidly disconnected from the water source; whereby when the water supply port is connected to a water source, fluid flow is stopped between the water supply port and the filter inlet before fluid communication is closed between the filter outer and the spout inlet as the valve is moved from the ON position to the OFF position.