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A showerhead assembly including a filter cartridge assembly having a replaceable filter cartridge. The showerhead assembly includes a water-directing and filtering assembly having a body portion and a face portion removably affixed to the body portion. The filter cartridge assembly includes a split

A showerhead assembly including a filter cartridge assembly having a replaceable filter cartridge. The showerhead assembly includes a water-directing and filtering assembly having a body portion and a face portion removably affixed to the body portion. The filter cartridge assembly includes a split filter cartridge housing and filter cartridge. A first part of the filter cartridge housing is disposed in the body portion and a second part is disposed in the face portion. The filter cartridge includes a casing and spaced apart first and second end walls, an inlet connector extending axially from the first end wall, and an outlet connector extending axially from the second end wall and being offset from the filter cartridge central axis. The second end wall includes a first recess extending linearly between a peripheral edge of the second end wall and the outlet connector outer surface and passing through the filter cartridge central axis.

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1. A showerhead assembly including a filter cartridge assembly for filtering water flowing through the showerhead assembly, the showerhead assembly comprising: a) a body portion including an exterior shell;b) a face portion including at least one water exit opening through which filtered water exits

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A showerhead assembly including a filter cartridge assembly for filtering water flowing through the showerhead assembly, the showerhead assembly comprising: a) a body portion including an exterior shell;b) a face portion including at least one water exit opening through which filtered water exits, the face portion releasably affixed to the body portion; andc) the filter cartridge assembly including:i) a filter cartridge housing, a first part of the filter cartridge housing disposed in the body portion and including a first end wall and a first cylindrical side wall extending axially from the first end wall, the first side wall including a retainer wall adjacent the first end wall and an upper wall spaced radially outwardly from the retainer wall, the retainer wall having an axial height, a second part of the filter cartridge housing disposed in the face portion, the second part of the filter cartridge housing defined by a second end wall and a second cylindrical side wall extending from the second end wall, an upper portion of the second cylindrical side wall of the second part of the filter cartridge housing being received within the upper wall of the first part of the filter cartridge housing; andii) a filter cartridge removably disposed in the filter cartridge housing, the filter cartridge being generally cylindrical and centered about a central longitudinal axis of the filter cartridge and including a casing, a first end wall at one end of the casing, a second end wall at a second end of the casing, the casing and the first and second end walls defining an interior region of the filter cartridge, the casing including an outer surface and an inner surface, the first end wall including a first connector defining a first port in fluid communication with the interior region, the first connector extending axially through the first end wall and centered about a first connector central axis, the second end wall including a second connector defining a second port in fluid communication with the interior region, the second connector extending axially through the second end wall and centered about a second connector central axis, the first connector axis being radially offset from the second connector central axis, the second connector including an outer surface, the second end wall including a first recess in an exterior surface of the second end wall, the first recess extending from a peripheral edge of the second end wall in a direction toward the second connector, a first circumferential groove in the outer surface of the casing axially spaced from the first end wall and the second end wall. 2. The showerhead assembly of claim 1 wherein the first connector central axis is coincident with the filter cartridge central longitudinal axis and the second connector central axis is parallel to and spaced radially from the filter cartridge central longitudinal axis and further wherein a filter media is disposed in the interior region of the filter cartridge, the first end wall and the second end wall of the casing extend orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis of the filter cartridge, the first recess extends linearly from a peripheral edge of the second end wall toward the second connector, the first circumferential groove is parallel to the first and second end walls, and a first axial groove in the outer surface of the casing extends between the second end wall and the first circumferential groove. 3. The showerhead assembly of claim 2 wherein the showerhead assembly is a showerhead of a fixed-position showerhead assembly and the first port of the first connector is a water inlet port directing water from a water supply to the filter cartridge interior region. 4. The showerhead assembly of claim 1 wherein the second part of the filter cartridge housing extends from a base rotatably supported on a backing plate of the face portion. 5. The showerhead assembly of claim 2 wherein the face portion of the showerhead assembly includes a distal faceplate having a plurality of water outlet nozzles and the showerhead assembly includes a showerhead engine extending along a longitudinal axis of the showerhead assembly and providing a water flow path extending between a proximal region of the body portion and the plurality of water outlet nozzles of the distal faceplate, the water flow path through the showerhead engine including a water flow path through the filter cartridge including water flow through the first port, the filter media disposed in the interior region of the filter cartridge, and the second port. 6. The showerhead assembly of claim 1 wherein the circumferential groove in the outer surface of the filter cartridge casing is axially closer to the first end wall than the second end wall. 7. The showerhead assembly of claim 1 wherein the side wall of the second part of the filter cartridge housing defines a flexible extraction finger having a head protruding radially inwardly from the side wall, the head of the flexible extraction finger interfitting into the first circumferential groove of the filter cartridge to extract the filter cartridge from the first part of the filter cartridge housing upon removal of the face portion from the body portion of the showerhead assembly. 8. The showerhead assembly of claim 1 wherein the first part of the filter cartridge housing is defined by an inner frame of the body portion disposed within the exterior shell of the body portion. 9. The showerhead assembly of claim 8 wherein a latching arrangement releasably affixes the face portion to the body portion, the latching arrangement including a latching slot in the side wall of the second part of the filter cartridge housing of the face portion and a latch slidingly supported by the inner frame of the body portion. 10. The showerhead assembly of claim 1 wherein the first port of the first connector and the second port of the second connector of the filter cartridge are radially spaced apart when viewed along the central longitudinal axis of the filter cartridge. 11. The showerhead assembly of claim 1 wherein the second end wall of the filter cartridge includes a second recess in the exterior surface of the second end wall extending linearly between the peripheral edge of the second end wall and the outer surface of the second connector. 12. The showerhead assembly of claim 2 wherein the first recess in the exterior surface of the second end wall extends linearly between an end of the first axial groove in the outer surface of the casing and the outer surface of the second connector. 13. The showerhead assembly of claim 1 wherein the end wall of the second part of the filter cartridge housing includes a first locating rib which is received in the first recess in the exterior surface of the second end wall of the filter cartridge. 14. The showerhead assembly of claim 1 wherein the first recess of the second end wall extends linearly from the peripheral edge of the second end wall to the outer surface of the second connector. 15. The showerhead assembly of claim 1 wherein the showerhead assembly is a showerhead bracket of a hand-held showerhead assembly and the second port of the second connector is a water inlet port directing water from a water supply to the filter cartridge interior region. 16. The showerhead assembly of claim 15 wherein the hand-held showerhead assembly further includes a hand sprayer and a flexible hose routing water from the at least one water exit opening of the showerhead bracket to the hand sprayer. 17. A filter cartridge for use in a showerhead assembly for filtering water flowing through the showerhead assembly, the filter cartridge comprising: a) a cylindrical filter shell centered about a central longitudinal axis of the filter cartridge and including a casing extending along the central longitudinal axis, a first end wall at one end of the casing, a second end wall at a second end of the casing, the casing and the first and second end walls defining an interior region of the filter cartridge, the casing including an outer surface and an inner surface, the first end wall including a first connector defining a first port in fluid communication with the interior region, the first connector extending axially through the first end wall and centered about a first connector central axis, the second end wall including a second connector defining a second port in fluid communication with the interior region, the second connector extending axially through the second end wall and centered about a second connector central axis, the first connector axis being radially offset from the second connector central axis, the second connector including an outer surface, the second end wall including a first recess and a second recess in an exterior surface of the second end wall, the first recess extending from a peripheral edge of the second end wall in a direction toward the second connector and the second recess extending from the peripheral edge of the second end wall in a direction toward the second connector, the first and second recesses being transverse, a first circumferential groove in the outer surface of the casing axially spaced from the first end wall and the second end wall, a first axial groove in the outer surface of the casing extending from the second end wall in a direction toward the first circumferential groove; andb) filter media disposed in the interior region of the filter cartridge. 18. The filter cartridge of claim 17 wherein the first connector central axis is coincident with the filter cartridge central longitudinal axis and the second connector central axis is parallel to and spaced radially from the filter cartridge central longitudinal axis and further wherein the first end wall and the second end wall of the casing extend orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis of the filter cartridge, the first recess extends linearly from a peripheral edge of the second end wall toward the second connector, the first circumferential groove is parallel to the first and second end walls, and the first axial groove in the outer surface of the casing extends between the second end wall and the first circumferential groove. 19. The filter cartridge of claim 17 wherein the circumferential groove in the outer surface of the casing is axially closer to the first end wall than the second end wall. 20. The filter cartridge of claim 17 wherein the second recess in the exterior planar surface of the second end wall extends linearly between the peripheral edge of the second end wall and the outer surface of the second connector. 21. The filter cartridge of claim 17 wherein the first recess in the exterior planar surface of the second end wall extends linearly between an end of the first axial groove in the outer surface of the casing and the outer surface of the second connector. 22. The filter cartridge of claim 17 wherein the first recess of the second end wall extends linearly from the peripheral edge of the second end wall to the outer surface of the second connector. 23. A filter cartridge for use in a showerhead assembly for filtering water flowing through the showerhead assembly, the filter cartridge comprising: a cylindrical filter shell centered about a central longitudinal axis of the filter cartridge and including a casing extending along the central longitudinal axis, a first end wall at one end of the casing, a second end wall at a second end of the casing, the casing and the first and second end walls defining an interior region of the filter cartridge, the casing including an outer surface and an inner surface, the first end wall including a first connector defining a first port in fluid communication with the interior region, the first connector extending axially through the first end wall and centered about a first connector central axis, the second end wall including a second connector defining a second port in fluid communication with the interior region, the second connector extending axially through the second end wall and centered about a second connector central axis, the first connector axis being radially offset from the second connector central axis, the second connector including an outer surface, the second end wall including a first recess and a second recess in an exterior surface of the second end wall, the first recess extending from a peripheral edge of the second end wall toward the second connector and passing through the filter cartridge central longitudinal axis and the second recess extending from the peripheral edge of the second end wall in a direction toward the second connector, the first and second recesses being transverse, a first circumferential groove in the outer surface of the casing axially spaced from the first end wall and the second end wall. 24. The filter cartridge of claim 23 further including a filter media disposed in the interior region and wherein the first end wall and the second end wall of the casing extend orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis of the filter cartridge, the first recess extends linearly from a peripheral edge of the second end wall toward the second connector, the first circumferential groove is parallel to the first and second end walls, and a first axial groove in the outer surface of the casing extends between the second end wall and the first circumferential groove.