Patent ID: 7810650
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: C02F,E03C

Abstract:
1. A faucet mounted water filtration system comprising: a base defining an inlet and a plurality of outlets, said base at least partially defining a filter compartment configured to house a filter cartridge; a first valve assembly positioned within said base, said first valve assembly defining a first passage and a second passage; a second valve assembly positioned within said base, said second valve assembly comprising a valve movably positioned within a third passage defined within said base, said third passage in fluid communication with said filter compartment; a valve stem movably positioned within said first passage, with said valve stem in a first position said first passage providing fluid communication between said inlet and a first outlet of said plurality of outlets and with said valve stem in a second position said second passage providing fluid communication between said inlet and said filter compartment; and a body rotatably coupled to said base, said body comprising a first cam configured to urge said valve stem from the first position to the second position as said body rotates with respect to said base.