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A combination faucet assembly and filter assembly is provided wherein these respective assemblies are interconnected in a side-by-side relationship by pipes preferably located in a common housing structure. The combination is adapted for use in association with a kitchen sink or the like. The faucet

A combination faucet assembly and filter assembly is provided wherein these respective assemblies are interconnected in a side-by-side relationship by pipes preferably located in a common housing structure. The combination is adapted for use in association with a kitchen sink or the like. The faucet assembly incorporates a valve for mixing hot and cold tap water and for diverting cold tap water for passage through a filter in the filter assembly. A spout is preferably associated with the faucet assembly. A pivotable faucet lever is preferably associated with the faucet assembly. The lever has a universal type of movement capability and is manipulated by an operator to accomplish regulating of either such mixing or such diverting, and also the regulating of water volume issuing from the spout. Preferably, in mixing hot and cold water in an operator selected ratio are fed to a mixing chamber adjacent the valve before dispensing of the resulting water mixture from a spout. Preferably, in diverting, the faucet lever is moved downward below the normal off position whereby cold water is diverted from the faucet assembly, passes through the filter, returns to the faucet assembly and exits through the spout. Preferably, the filter is in a cartridge form that is insertable into and removable from the filter assembly through the top thereof. Preferably the spout has one channel for mixed water and another channel for filtered water.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A filter cartridge for positioning in a prechosen casing structure, said filter cartridge comprising:an housing having elongated side walls and opposite front and back end walls and having orifices defined therein in the vicinity of each of said end walls;sealing means lo

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A filter cartridge for positioning in a prechosen casing structure, said filter cartridge comprising:an housing having elongated side walls and opposite front and back end walls and having orifices defined therein in the vicinity of each of said end walls;sealing means locally extending continuously and circumferentially about an outside portion of said side walls in longitudinally adjacent but spaced relationship to said front end wall;a plurality of spacer projections locally extending outwardly from outside portions of said side walls; andfiltration material in said housing; reby, when said cartridge is fully located in said casing structure,said spacer projections maintain said housing in generally spaced relationship relative to adjacent internal surface portions of said casing structure, andsaid sealing means is engaged with adjacent internal surface portions of said casino structure, that a space is generally defined between said outside portions of said side walls and said internal surface portions of said casino structure, and said space is divided into two longitudinally adjacent but separate cavities with a different one of said end walls being in each said cavity.