Patent ID: 7261815

Claim:
A refrigerator having an insulated cabinet forming a refrigerated space; an insulated door closing the refrigerated space having an outer panel and a liner; a water supply to the door; a water dispenser comprising; a dispenser housing having side walls, a top and a bottom in the door extending inwardly from the outer panel toward the liner; a water outlet in the dispenser housing adjacent the top; a filter casing in the door opening into the dispenser housing including: a head assembly at one end of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to the water outlet; a filter cartridge positioned in the filter casing connected to the head assembly; and a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and arranged to hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and to release the filter cartridge in a second position; wherein moving the filter retainer to the second position allows the filter cartridge to be disconnected from the head assembly and removed from the filter casing.