Patent ID: 7147773

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet comprising at least one compartment having an open face and a door for selectively closing the open face of the compartment; a water-using accessory provided on the cabinet; a head fixed relative to the cabinet and fluidly coupling the water-using accessory to a water supply; a water-treatment cartridge removably coupled to the head such that when the cartridge is coupled to the head, the cartridge treats the water from the supply for use by the water-using accessory; and a cartridge mounting bracket comprises a casing defining a hollow interior sized to receive the cartridge for removably mounting the cartridge to the casing within the cabinet, with an exterior opening accessible from the exterior of the cabinet and an interior end aligned with the head, the cartridge mounting bracket being located on the cabinet relative to the head such that the mounting of the cartridge to the cartridge mounting bracket by inserting the cartridge into the casing exterior opening effects the coupling of the cartridge to the head without opening the door.