Patent ID: 6948666

Claim:
A new and improved filtering apparatus for use with threaded nipples or sprinkling cans having dispensing spouts comprising, in combination: a base, the base including a neck, the neck having an upper end and a lower end fittable to the dispensing end of a sprinkling can spout, wherein the neck further includes a lower chamber in fluid communication with the dispensing end of the sprinkling can spout for receiving an activated carbon filtering element capable of removing unwanted chemicals from water therewithin, the lower end of the neck further including exterior threads, the base further including a hollow head, the hollow head having a threaded open upper periphery and a lower surface in fluid communication with the upper end of the neck; and a removable perforated cap for dispensing fluid, the cap having a threaded lower periphery cooperable with the threaded open upper periphery of the hollow head for forming an upper chamber in fluid communication with the neck for receiving chemical treatment elements that dispense fertilizer and are selected from the group consisting of granular type chemical treatment elements and wafer-type chemical treatment elements.