AN ADAPTOR FOR CONNECTING A FAUCET MOUNTED WATER FAUCET FILTER TO A WATER FAUCET.

摘要

An adaptor includes a body (12), a threaded end (13) connected to the body for threadingly engaging an end of a water faucet, a flanged end (16) connected to the body, opposite the threaded end for receiving a quick connect device on a faucet-mounted water filter system, a water inlet (20) disposed within the body at the threaded end, the water inlet comprising a first inlet chamber (21) and an second inlet chamber (40) in fluid communication with the first inlet chamber, a water outlet disposed within the body at the flanged end, a plurality of outer flow channels (26) coaxially-aligned with a longitudinal axis of body (12), the plurality of outer flow channels connecting in fluid communication the first inlet chamber with the outlet, and a plurality of inner flow channels that are coaxially-aligned with the longitudinal axis, the plurality of inner flow channels (47) connecting in fluid communication the second inlet chamber with the outlet, wherein the plurality of inner flow channels are substantially concentric with the plurality of outer flow channels. The adaptor may also include a plurality of gripping areas disposed along a circumference of the body, wherein the plurality of gripping areas provides visual and tactile directional signals as to the rotational direction required to attach or detach the adaptor to or from a threaded member. The gripping areas may be asymmetrical or unidirectional in order to provide visual and tactile signals as to the rotational direction to connect the adaptor to a water faucet.