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Refrigerator-mounted water filtration apparatus

  • US 6,337,015 B1
  • Filed: 09/11/2000
  • Issued: 01/08/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A water filtration apparatus for mounting on the exposed exterior surfaces of a refrigerator, said apparatus comprising:

  • a housing defining a receptacle for receiving a replaceable filter cartridge, said housing having an unfiltered water inlet and a filtered water outlet, said housing further comprising a substantially flat side mountable generally flush against a flat exterior surface of the refrigerator and said receptacle defining a substantially flat receiving surface for said filter cartridge;

    said unfiltered water inlet being connectable to a conduit for supplying unfiltered water to said receptacle and said filtered water outlet being connectable to a conduit for transporting filtered water away from said receptacle;

    said filter cartridge comprising a filter media and being releasably connectable to said receptacle through an unfiltered water inlet port and a filtered water outlet port, said filter cartridge including a substantially flat back surface which rests against said flat receiving surface defined in said receptacle; and

    a mounting means located upon said substantially flat side of said housing for mounting said housing to an exposed exterior surface of a refrigerator.

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