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A cartridge for a water filter system has a closed housing with only an inlet and an outlet formed in the lower surface thereof. A discharge tube extends from the outlet at the bottom, through the housing, to a position near the top of the housing. There, an elongated sleeve of filter material filte

A cartridge for a water filter system has a closed housing with only an inlet and an outlet formed in the lower surface thereof. A discharge tube extends from the outlet at the bottom, through the housing, to a position near the top of the housing. There, an elongated sleeve of filter material filters the water leaving the housing. The space between the inlet and the filter sleeve is filled with three different filter materials, most of which is activated charcoal.

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A water filter system comprising an appliance assembly for attachment to a water faucet, water filter cartridge means enclosed within said appliance for filtering water passing from said faucet to a discharge port, said water filter cartridge means comprising a completely enclosed non-porous housing

A water filter system comprising an appliance assembly for attachment to a water faucet, water filter cartridge means enclosed within said appliance for filtering water passing from said faucet to a discharge port, said water filter cartridge means comprising a completely enclosed non-porous housing having an inside floor and with only an inlet port and an outlet port, said inlet and outlet ports being on the bottom surface of said enclosure, a discharge pipe raising from said outlet port through the interior of said housing to an intake port at an end of said pipe and at a location near the top and inside said completely enclosed housing enclosure whereby all water passing through said housing is retained within said completely enclosed housing and is not exposed to contaminants outside said housing while said water is in transit through said housing, and an elongated sleeve of filter material covering the intake port and the upper end of said discharge pipe.