US 12,194,395 B1
Replaceable filter cartridge assembly
Arman Melkonian, La Cañada Flintridge, CA (US); Mark Melkonian, Northridge, CA (US); Ravi Sawhney, Malibu, CA (US); Craig Steele, Manhattan Beach, CA (US); Samaykumar Patel, Santa Clarita, CA (US); and Michael Kulick, Simi Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to Brio Water Technology, Inc., City of Industry, CA (US)
Filed by Brio Water Technology, Inc., City of Industry, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/581,105.
Int. Cl. B01D 27/08 (2006.01); B01D 29/96 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 27/08 (2013.01) [B01D 29/96 (2013.01); B01D 2201/4023 (2013.01); B01D 2221/02 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A replaceable cartridge filter assembly of a fluid dispenser, comprising:
a replaceable filter cartridge having:
a filter housing;
a pair of pivot connectors;
a rotatable handle having at least one locking extension formed in an end of the rotatable handle, and the rotatable handle being connected to the filter housing by the pair of pivot connectors, wherein the rotatable handle has a first portion disposed on one side of the pair of pivot connectors; wherein the at least one locking extension is formed integral with an end of the rotatable handle disposed on an opposite side of one of the pair of pivot connectors;
a filter cartridge housing defining a cavity having:
a pair of sidewalls wherein a locking notch is formed in at least one of the pair sidewalls;
a handle locking latch connected to the sidewalls opposite the end of the sidewalls where the locking notch is formed; and
wherein the replaceable cartridge filter assembly has an assembled and an unassembled configuration, wherein, in an assembled configuration, the replaceable filter cartridge sits within the cavity of the filter cartridge housing; the rotatable handle has been rotated to insert the at least one locking extension into the locking notch formed in the at least one of the pair of sidewalls of the filter cartridge housing; and the handle locking latch is engaged with the first portion of the rotatable handle to lock the replaceable filter cartridge into the filter cartridge housing.