Patent ID: 6966986
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: B01D,C02F

Abstract:
1. A water filter arrangement for a cabinet having a counter on which a water dispensing apparatus is mounted and vertical walls and a floor defining a compartment beneath said counter, comprising: a valve head releasably connected to one of said vertical walls including a flexible water inlet conduit connected to said inlet passage, a flexible water outlet conduit interconnecting said outlet passage and said water dispensing apparatus, and a replaceable filter cartridge having an end insertable into said socket, said end having an input opening for entry of unfiltered water and an output opening for discharge of filtered water, said end having a pair of cams engaging and opening said check valves, respectively, when said filter cartridge is inserted into said socket whereby said input and output openings are placed in fluid communication with said inlet and outlet passages, respectively, said check valves closing when said cartridge is removed from said socket