Patent ID: 6360764
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B01D,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
An adapter assembly for use in mating a filter cartridge to a filter manifold, comprising:an adapter body having a manifold coupler and a cartridge coupler; the manifold coupler for mating with the filter manifold and having a manifold coupler inlet being fluidly communicable with a filter manifold fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and further being fluidly communicable with a filter manifold fluid outlet and having sealing means, the sealing means isolating an inlet flow of unfiltered water from an outlet flow of filtered water; the cartridge coupler for mating with the filter cartridge and having a cartridge coupler fluid inlet, said inlet being fluidly communicable with a filter cartridge inlet and being in fluid communication with the manifold coupler inlet and having a cartridge coupler fluid outlet, said outlet being fluidly communicable with a filter cartridge outlet and being in fluid communication with the manifold coupler outlet and further having sealing means, the sealing means isolating an inlet flow of unfiltered water to the filter cartridge from an outlet flow of filtered water form the filter cartridge; and at least one adapter assembly valve being disposed in the adapter body to control a flow of water therethrough.