Patent ID: 6258266
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A faucet mount water filtration device mountable on a faucet or generating filtered and unfiltered water, comprising:a valve assembly having an inlet connectable to the faucet, a first outlet for unfiltered water, and a bypass, the valve assembly including a first position fluidically connecting the inlet to the first outlet and a second position fluidically connecting the inlet to the bypass;a filter housing having first and second collection chambers for unfiltered and filtered water, the first collection chamber fluidically connected to the bypass for receiving unfiltered water, the second chamber fluidically connected to a second outlet for discharging filtered water;a filter cartridge disposed in the filter housing between the first and second collection chambers in a position to facilitate water flow through the filter cartridge in one substantially linear direction from the first to the second collection chamber, said filter cartridge being a disc-shaped block comprising activated carbon material and having first and second opposed side faces and an outer peripheral edge joining the faces, and said flow through the filter cartridge being from said first side face through to and out of said second side face.