Patent ID: 8177970

Claim:
An end plate for a filter block of a water filtration apparatus, the water filtration apparatus having at least one tank, the tank being in fluid communication with a conduit, the tank being separated from the conduit by a wall, the wall having at least one aperture through which the tank and the conduit are in communication, the end plate providing aperture means for fluid flow into and out of the filter block, wherein the aperture means provides for gas and liquid flow into and out of the block, allowing filtered water to flow from the block to the conduit through the at least one aperture in the wall, and also allowing gas and liquid to pass from the conduit, through the at least one aperture in the wall, into the block during a backwash operation, the end plate including a primary member having a first side adapted to seal against a free end of the filter block, and means for receiving a second side having a channel extending at least partially around the aperture means to receive a sealant to provide a seal between the end plate and the wall.