Patent ID: 7217362

Claim:
A water filter comprising: a) an outer connector having: i) a flange extending outwardly from a periphery of an upper surface thereof; ii) at least two protrusions extending upwardly from an upper surface of the flange; iii) a plurality of guiding ribs located a predetermined distance from a center of an interior bottom of an interior thereof and extending upwardly from the interior bottom; iv) a board connecting with upper ends of the plurality of guiding ribs; and v) a plurality of puncturing posts projection upwardly from an upper surface of the board; b) an inner connector inserted into the interior of the outer connector an having: i) a rim extending outwardly from a periphery of an upper surface thereof; ii) at least two positioning cutouts, one of the at least two protrusions respectively engagingly receiving the at least two positioning cutouts; iii) a plurality of annular post extending downwardly from an interior thereof and being surrounded by a sidewall thereof; and iv) a plurality of guiding apertures located above the plurality of puncturing posts located on the board, one of the plurality of guiding apertures being defined through the plurality of annular posts; c) a flow control sheet engaging an upper surface of the inner connector and having: i) a plurality of through holes; ii) a protruding portion projecting upwardly from a center thereof; iii) a plurality of recesses located in the protruding portion; and iv) an O-shaped ring inserted into the plurality of recesses; and d) a strainer located on an upper surface of the flow control sheet and having a plurality of finestras located there through, wherein a water flow path is defined by a path extending through the plurality of finestras, the plurality of recesses, the plurality of through holes, the plurality of guiding apertures of the plurality of annular posts, the plurality of puncturing posts, and along the plurality of guiding ribs.