Counter top reverse osmosis water purification system
First Claim
1. A method for treating and purifying water on site, including reverse osmosis, comprising:
- providing a flowboard having a plurality of mounting blocks opening from a top surface thereof and flow means interconnecting said blocks within said flowboard;
providing a plurality of water treatment cartridges, each said cartridge being single ended, readily received in and removed from a respective mounting block, and adapted to treat a specific aspect of the water to be purified, at least one of said modules providing reverse osmosis water treatment, at least one cartridge capable of physically treating water by removing suspended and colloidal matter, and at least one cartridge capable of chemically treating the water by the removal of undesirable or all chemicals therefrom thereby improving the purity and taste of the water; and
directing a flow of water sequentially through said cartridges where the water will be treated so as to remove any impurities therein.
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Abstract
A counter top reverse osmosis water purification system, suitable for home use, is connected to a water supply and contains a closed fluid treatment circuit extending to a water outlet. The closed fluid circuit flows through a plurality of replaceable water treatment modules mounted on a flowboard and each having a specific water treatment function, such as the removal of a particular material from the water by the use of reverse osmosis, filtration, carbon adsorption, ion exchange or the addition of a chemical to balance the desired water conditions. Preferably the circuit also includes traversing a radiation device, for example an ultraviolet light, for the purpose of sanitizing the water.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for treating and purifying water on site, including reverse osmosis, comprising:
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providing a flowboard having a plurality of mounting blocks opening from a top surface thereof and flow means interconnecting said blocks within said flowboard; providing a plurality of water treatment cartridges, each said cartridge being single ended, readily received in and removed from a respective mounting block, and adapted to treat a specific aspect of the water to be purified, at least one of said modules providing reverse osmosis water treatment, at least one cartridge capable of physically treating water by removing suspended and colloidal matter, and at least one cartridge capable of chemically treating the water by the removal of undesirable or all chemicals therefrom thereby improving the purity and taste of the water; and directing a flow of water sequentially through said cartridges where the water will be treated so as to remove any impurities therein.
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2. A counter-top system, including reverse osmosis, for on site treatment of water to provide substantially pure water suitable for human consumption, said system comprising:
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flowboard means defining a cavity containing a plurality of mounting blocks and conduit means interconnecting said blocks to form a closed path flow circuit, at least some of said mounting blocks opening on and accessible to an upper surface of said flowboard; water inlet means and water drain means connected to said flow circuit; purified water outlet means connected to said flow circuit; a plurality of single port water treatment cartridges each containing materials suitable for the treatment of water for the purposes of purifying said water, each said cartridge received in a respective mounting block of said flowboard whereby water passing through said system is sequentially treated by passing into and out of the respective cartridges while being treated for removal of substantially all of the impurities contained therein, at least one of said cartridges incorporating reverse osmosis; valve means mounted in said flowboard and connected in said flow path so as to control the direction of flow through said flowboard; and a purified water storage tank including means to dispense the purified water. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for the treatment of water as necessary for removal of substantially all of the impurities therefrom and/or the addition of taste/purity enhances thereto, said apparatus comprising:
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a flowboard defining a cavity having therein a plurality of mounting blocks, conduit means connecting said mounting blocks to form a flow path extending from an inlet to an outlet, and valve means connected in said flow path controlling the direction of flow through said apparatus; a plurality of single ended cartridges each removably received vertically in a respective one of said mounting blocks, each said cartridge containing therein means to treat water to either remove a specific impurity found in untreated water or to add a water purity/flavor enhancer, at least one of said cartridges incorporating reverse osmosis. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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