Patent ID: 7402239

Claim:
A portable water purification apparatus, comprising: a hand operated water pump comprising a handle, the water pump having an inlet port and an outlet port, the water pump inlet port receiving water from an external source, the handle being rotatable from a stowage position to an operating movement; a nonreturn valve, wherein the nonreturn valve has an input end and an output end, wherein the nonreturn valve input end is in fluid communication with the water pump outlet port; an ionizer chamber, wherein the ionizer chamber has an inlet port and an outlet port, wherein the ionizer chamber inlet port is in fluid communication with the nonreturn valve output end; an ionizer control means which controls dosing of a bacteriacide into water contained in the ionizer chamber by applying an electrical current to the bacteriacide, the ionizer being activated upon a handle movement; and, a filter, wherein the filter has an input end and an output end, wherein the input end of the filter is in fluid communication with the outlet port of the ionizer chamber.