Patent ID: 6533930
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A61L,B01D,C02F

Abstract:
A point-of-use water treatment system comprising:a power supply; a subassembly including a tank assembly and a bulb assembly, said tank assembly including a tank mechanical connector and a tank electrical connector, said tank mechanical connector including a ramped surface, said tank electrical connector being electrically connected to said power supply, said bulb assembly including a bulb mechanical connector, said bulb assembly further including a bulb electrical connector; and a seal joined with said subassembly, wherein said bulb mechanical connector is adapted to ride over said ramped surface to join said tank assembly and said bulb assembly with increasing force, wherein said bulb electrical connector engages the tank electrical connector simultaneously as the bulb assembly and tank assembly are joined so that the bulb electrical connector is in electrical communication with the power supply, wherein the tank assembly and the bulb assembly cooperate with the seal to form a closed pressure vessel when the tank assembly and bulb assembly are joined.