Water filter assembly
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1. A water filter assembly, comprising:
- a manifold mountable to a water conduit, the manifold comprisinga manifold body;
a mounting clamp selectively mounted to the manifold body, an end of the water conduit receivable between the manifold body and the mounting clamp;
a fastener for coupling the mounting clamp to the manifold body, the fastener configured for drawing the manifold body and the mounting clamp together in order to clamp the water conduit to the manifold;
a face seal that extends along an interface between the manifold body and the mounting clamp, the face seal configured to be compressed between the manifold body and the mounting clamp when the fastener draws the manifold body and the mounting clamp together; and
an O-ring positionable on the water conduit such that the O-ring extends between an inner surface of the manifold body and an inner surface of the mounting clamp; and
a casing selectively mountable to the manifold, the casing sized for receipt of a filter media that filters water flowing through the manifold.
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Abstract
A water filter assembly includes a manifold mountable to a water conduit. An end of the water conduit is receivable between a manifold body and a mounting clamp of the manifold. A fastener is configured for drawing the manifold body and the mounting clamp together in order to clamp the water conduit to the manifold. A face seal is configured to be compressed between the manifold body and the mounting clamp when the fastener draws the manifold body and the mounting clamp together. An O-ring is positionable on the water conduit such that the O-ring extends between an inner surface of the manifold body and an inner surface of the mounting clamp.
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17 Claims
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1. A water filter assembly, comprising:
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a manifold mountable to a water conduit, the manifold comprising a manifold body; a mounting clamp selectively mounted to the manifold body, an end of the water conduit receivable between the manifold body and the mounting clamp; a fastener for coupling the mounting clamp to the manifold body, the fastener configured for drawing the manifold body and the mounting clamp together in order to clamp the water conduit to the manifold; a face seal that extends along an interface between the manifold body and the mounting clamp, the face seal configured to be compressed between the manifold body and the mounting clamp when the fastener draws the manifold body and the mounting clamp together; and an O-ring positionable on the water conduit such that the O-ring extends between an inner surface of the manifold body and an inner surface of the mounting clamp; and a casing selectively mountable to the manifold, the casing sized for receipt of a filter media that filters water flowing through the manifold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A water filter assembly, comprising:
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a manifold mountable to a water conduit at a cutout of the water conduit, the water conduit having a pair of spaced ends at the cutout, the manifold mountable between the pair of spaced ends, the manifold comprising a manifold body; a first mounting clamp selectively mounted to the manifold body, one of the pair of spaced ends receivable between the manifold body and the first mounting clamp; a second mounting clamp selectively mounted to the manifold body, the other end of the pair of spaced ends receivable between the manifold body and the second mounting clamp; a plurality of fasteners for coupling the first and second mounting clamps to the manifold body; a first face seal extending along an interface between the manifold body and the first mounting clamp, the first face seal configured to be compressed between the manifold body and the first mounting clamp when one or more of the plurality of fasteners draws the manifold body and the first mounting clamp together; a second face seal extending along an interface between the manifold body and the second mounting clamp, the second face seal configured to be compressed between the manifold body and the second mounting clamp when one or more of the plurality of fasteners draws the manifold body and the second mounting clamp together; and a first O-ring positionable on the water conduit at the one end of the pair of spaced ends such that the first O-ring extends between an inner surface of the manifold body and an inner surface of the first mounting clamp; and a second O-ring positionable on the water conduit at the other end of the pair of spaced ends such that the second O-ring extends between the inner surface of the manifold body and an inner surface of the second mounting clamp; and a casing selectively mountable to the manifold, the casing sized for receipt of a filter media that filters water flowing through the manifold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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