Patent ID: 7258781

Claim:
A water filtration device comprising: a water filter housing having an inlet and an outlet; said water filter housing includes a housing end cap affixed thereto; a wet chamber formed within said water filter housing; a dry chamber formed within said housing end cap; a water filter non-removably contained within said water filter housing and including at least one filter end cap; a passageway communicating between said wet chamber and said water filter; a gate having a magnet affixed thereto resides in said wet chamber; said gate swinging from a first position to a second position when water flows through said filter; said gate mounted to said filter end cap and rotates about a fixed axis located at one end of said gate when moving from said first to said second position; a gate position sensor resides in said dry chamber of said housing end cap; and, said gate position sensor being actuated when said gate swings to said second position and said magnet is in proximity to said sensor.