Patent ID: 8388841

Claim:
A filter cartridge, for percolating filter jugs, comprising a cartridge body containing a filter bed, provided with at least one inlet aperture for fluid to be filtered and at least one opposing outlet aperture for filtered fluid, with at least one grid for supporting the filter bed comprising granular filter media inside said body and a flow limiting element for limiting outflow of the filtered fluid at the outlet aperture, wherein said flow limiting element comprises a solid flat base and a perforated central appendage, said perforated central appendage projecting toward the grid and defining an outlet flow passage of the filter cartridge which is the only outlet of the filtered fluid, wherein said flat base and said perforated central appendage are separated from said grid, wherein the outlet aperture defines a seat, wherein a mounting ring is fixed in said seat, and wherein said grid is fixed to one end of the mounting ring and the flow limiting element is fixed to the other end of the mounting ring.