Patent ID: 6793817
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A61L,C02F,G02B,H01J,H05B

Abstract:
A replaceable lamp assembly for a water treatment system comprising:first and second ends with respective inlet and outlet openings therein and a conduit extending between the inlet and outlet openings; a bulb assembly to irradiate water flowing from the inlet opening to the outlet opening in the conduit, the bulb assembly non-coaxial with said conduit, the bulb assembly including a longitudinal axis, the bulb assembly mounted to the first end in a socket that is substantially parallel to the inlet opening and that aligns the longitudinal axis of the bulb assembly parallel to the conduit; an enclosure joined with and extending between the ends, said conduit preventing all irradiated water from contacting the enclosure; and inlet and outlet seals mounted to the ends to fluidly seal the lamp assembly within a chamber of the water treatment system so that the lamp assembly is replaceable relative to the water treatment system, wherein at least one of said first and second ends is releasably secured to said conduit whereby said bulb assembly is accessible wherein one of said seals extends around an outer surface of one of said ends to circumferentially seal against a wall defining said chamber in said water treatment system.