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A portable water purification system includes a generally rectangular boxlike chest containing a particulate matter prefilter, a reverse osmosis filter and an activated carbon postfilter unit disposed in a lower base part of the chest. The prefilter, reverse osmosis filter and postfilter units are c

A portable water purification system includes a generally rectangular boxlike chest containing a particulate matter prefilter, a reverse osmosis filter and an activated carbon postfilter unit disposed in a lower base part of the chest. The prefilter, reverse osmosis filter and postfilter units are connected in series by flexible conduits. The chest includes a removable tray section provided with receptacles for receiving a plurality of connector assemblies, a raw water diverter valve, and flexible conduits interconnecting the filter units with the raw water source, a waste water discharge line and connector assemblies for serially connecting a plurality of pure water storage containers comprising conventional plastic milk jug type containers.

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A portable water purification system usable as a domestic appliance comprising: means designed for staged purification of raw tap water to a potable pure condition, including: a plurality of flow connected water filter units arranged for seriatim removal of different inpurities contained in raw wate

A portable water purification system usable as a domestic appliance comprising: means designed for staged purification of raw tap water to a potable pure condition, including: a plurality of flow connected water filter units arranged for seriatim removal of different inpurities contained in raw water to be purified, said filter units including: a primary water filter unit having a pressure vessel, means forming a reverse osmosis filter structure in said pressure vessel, a raw water inlet conduit, a pure water outlet conduit and a waste water outlet conduit connected to said pressure vessel, respectively; and a secondary water filter unit operationally adapted for solids removal; raw water connector means for detachable connection to a raw water faucet, and flexible raw water conduit means for conducting raw water from said raw water connector means to said filter units; pure water connector means defining a closed system for connection to a pure water storage container, and flexible pure water conduit means interconnecting said pure water connector means with an outlet from said filter units; and portable storage chest means for containing said filter units, said flexible conduit means and said connector means for storage of said system upon disconnection of said conduit means from said faucet and said storage container, respectively.