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Replaceable water filter assembly for water-bottle fed cooler housing

CA 2180384 C · Owner: Danamark Industries Ltd. · Inventors: Howlings, Robin; Morand, Michel

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A filter adaptor assembly for a water cooler of the type having a support housing provided with a water bottle support at a top end to support an inverted water bottle over a water reservoir of the housing. The filter adaptor assembly comprises a support platform having a support base and it is connected in support engagement above the water reservoir. Supports are connected to the support base for securing one or more filter cartridges thereto. A dispensing valve is secured under the base and has a conduit for receiving treated water from the filter assembly. The valve has a water level sensing float mechanism which is adapted to detect the water level in the reservoir to dispense or …

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  • Filed July 3, 1996 and granted February 1, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 3, 2016.
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FiledJuly 3, 1996
GrantedFebruary 1, 2000
Term endedJuly 3, 2016
Patent numberCA 2180384 C
Classification (IPC)B01D27/00

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