Water treatment apparatus and components
First Claim
1. Water treatment apparatus including:
- a base;
pump means operatively mounted to said base, said pump means having a water inlet and a water outlet;
coarse filter means upstream of said pump means for filtering undesirably large solids from the water prior to entering said water inlet and a flexible conduit connected to said coarse filter means for providing a flow path for the water to said pump means;
adsorbent filter means downstream of said pump means for removing undesirable odours, tastes and chemical pollutants from the water;
fine filter means downstream of said pump means and in series with said adsorbent filter means for removing organisms of the protozoan group from the water;
a first silver ion generator downstream of said pump means and in series with said adsorbent filter means and said fine filter means for releasing silver ions into water inflowing from said pump outlet;
control means for controlling the operation of said first silver ion generator whereby said silver ion generator discharges silver ions into the water at a predetermined rate and in response to a predetermined flow rate, said control means including a flow switch;
flow regulating means downstream of said pump means and in series with said adsorbent filter means, said fine filter means and said first silver ion generator, for regulating the rate of flow of water from said pump outlet; and
connection means for connecting a battery type power supply to said silver ion generator
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Abstract
A water purification apparatus an embodiment of which comprises a water pump with an inlet port for receiving water from an external source; a nonreturn valve, the inlet port of which is in fluid communication with the water pump outlet port; an ionizer chamber, the ionizer chamber inlet port being in fluid communication with the nonreturn valve output port; and a filter, wherein the filter input end is in fluid communication with the output end of the ionizer chamber. An embodiment of the method of using the water purification apparatus comprises rotating a handle associated with the water pump from a stowage position to an operating position; operating the water pump to cause water to enter the apparatus; monitoring the impedance of the water within the apparatus; dosing a bacteriacide into the water within the apparatus based on the monitored impedance; filtering the dosed water; and, outputting the filtered water.
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29 Claims
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1. Water treatment apparatus including:
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a base;
pump means operatively mounted to said base, said pump means having a water inlet and a water outlet;
coarse filter means upstream of said pump means for filtering undesirably large solids from the water prior to entering said water inlet and a flexible conduit connected to said coarse filter means for providing a flow path for the water to said pump means;
adsorbent filter means downstream of said pump means for removing undesirable odours, tastes and chemical pollutants from the water;
fine filter means downstream of said pump means and in series with said adsorbent filter means for removing organisms of the protozoan group from the water;
a first silver ion generator downstream of said pump means and in series with said adsorbent filter means and said fine filter means for releasing silver ions into water inflowing from said pump outlet;
control means for controlling the operation of said first silver ion generator whereby said silver ion generator discharges silver ions into the water at a predetermined rate and in response to a predetermined flow rate, said control means including a flow switch;
flow regulating means downstream of said pump means and in series with said adsorbent filter means, said fine filter means and said first silver ion generator, for regulating the rate of flow of water from said pump outlet; and
connection means for connecting a battery type power supply to said silver ion generator - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29)
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4. Water treatment apparatus including:
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a mounting base adapted to be secured to a wall for mounting the apparatus near a water supply outlet;
filter means mounted to said mounting base and adapted to be connected to the water supply outlet, said filter means including adsorbent filter means for removing undesirable odours, tastes and some chemical pollutants from the water and fine filter means in series with said adsorbent filter means for removing organisms from the water;
a first silver ion generator upstream of said adsorbent filter means and said fine filter means for releasing silver ions into water inflowing from said water supply outlet;
a second silver ion generator downstream of said adsorbent filter means and said fine filter means for releasing silver ions into the filtered water;
control means for controlling the operation of said first and second silver ion generators whereby said silver ion generators discharge silver ions into the water at a predetermined rate and in response to a predetermined flow rate, said control means including a flow switch;
flow regulating means in series with said adsorbent filter means, said fine filter means and said first and second dosing means for regulating the rate of flow of water through said first and second dosing units; and
connection means for connecting a power supply to at least one of said first and second dosing means. - View Dependent Claims (23, 27, 28)
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