Patent ID: 8282820

Claim:
A refrigerator having an insulated cabinet forming a refrigerated space; an insulated door closing the refrigerated space having an outer panel and a liner; a water supply to the door; a water dispenser comprising; a dispenser housing having side walls, a top and a bottom in the door extending inwardly from the outer panel toward the liner; a water outlet in the dispenser housing adjacent the top; a filter casing in the door positioned below the dispenser housing and opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing including: a head assembly at one end of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to the water outlet; a filter cartridge positioned in the filter casing connected to the head assembly; and a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and arranged to hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly; wherein the filter casing includes a resilient latch, the filter cartridge includes a shoulder on a sidewall and the filter retainer includes: a filter cover pivotally mounted adjacent the opening to the filter casing including a catch arranged to engage the resilient latch when the filter cover is in a closed position covering the opening to the filter casing; a cam having a cam surface to engage the shoulder on the filter cartridge when the cam is in a first position and to disengage from the shoulder when the cam is in a second position; and a pivotally mounted lever arranged to rotate the cam between the first position and the second position.