Patent ID: 7387663

Claim:
A fluid purifying apparatus comprising: a vessel having a top portion that is integral with a sidewall and bottom portion of the vessel, wherein an opening formed in the top portion of the vessel is coupled to a fluid regulator to regulate the pressure of a purified fluid exiting the apparatus, and wherein the vessel also has a first interior compartment and a second interior compartment, wherein the first interior compartment is separated from the second interior compartment by a fluid permeable support that abuts an inner surface of the vessel in a substantially continuous manner to provide a seal between the support and the vessel inner surface and wherein said first interior compartment is capable of containing a purifier material and said second interior compartment is at least in part formed by the bottom portion of the vessel and is capable of containing a fluid containing impurities, wherein a port protruding outside the vessel is attached to the sidewall of the vessel and the second interior compartment to deliver the impure fluid to the second compartment.