| US 7,491,327 B2 | ||
| Method for accessing a hinge down refrigerator water filter | ||
| James H. Jenkins, Jr., South Amana, Iowa (US); David J. Olberding, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Michael J. Eveland, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Todd E. Kniffen, Williamsburg, Iowa (US); John Frank Zinni, Capistrano Beach, Calif. (US); Timothy Mark Nugent, Venice, Calif. (US); and Ravi Kumar Sawhney, Calabasas, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Maytag Corporation, Benton Harbor, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/331,569. | ||
| Application 11/331569 is a division of application No. 10/195659, filed on Jul. 15, 2002, granted, now 7,056,435. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/305735, filed on Jul. 16, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0113237 A1, Jun. 01, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B01D 27/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 210—232 [210/238; 210/542; 62/318] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A method of accessing a refrigerator filter cartridge mounted in a ceiling portion of the refrigerator, comprising:
opening a filter cover attached to a filter manifold to expose the filter cartridge, said filter cartridge having an end mounted
on the manifold, the end of the filter cartridge having an inlet and an outlet; and
pivoting the filter cover and the manifold downwardly such that the filter cartridge can be grasped and removed from the manifold;
wherein the filter cover and the manifold pivot about a common axis.
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