1. A water distribution manifold assembly being engageable with a water filter assembly, comprising a manifold, the manifold being fluidly couplable at an inlet to a source of water to be filtered and having a filtered water outlet and have mating members for removably mating to a water filter assembly and having opposed protrusions for pivotally mounting into a receiver for installation, removal and replacement of the water filter assembly, and a cover pivotally fastened on the opposed protrusions for covering the water filter assembly.
2. The water distribution manifold assembly of claim 1 having opposed, molded protrusions on the exterior surface of the manifold to provide for rotational travel to the filter assembly.
3. The water distribution manifold assembly of claim 2, the molded protrusion having an internal bore for receipt of an insertion mechanism of a mounting base allowing pivotable travel of the filter assembly.
4. The water distribution manifold assembly of claim 1, the manifold having visual keying for correctly aligning a replacement water filter assembly.
5. The water distribution manifold assembly of claim 1 wherein the protrusions are solid rod type protrusions.
6. A water distribution manifold assembly being engageable with a water filter assembly, comprising
a manifold, the manifold being fluidly couplable at an inlet to a source of water to be filtered and having a filtered water outlet and have mating members for removably mating to a water filter assembly and a fixedly coupled mounting bracket having a pair of opposed pivot arms, the pivot arms being snap fitable in receivers, the manifold assembly being pivotable about the pivot arms to pivot the cartridge to a disposition that facilitates removal of a spent water filter assembly and replacement with a fresh water filter assembly; and
a cover pivotally fastened on opposed protrusions and the manifold for covering the water filter assembly.
7. The water distribution manifold assembly of claim 6 wherein the pivot arms are solid rod type pivot arms.
8. A water distribution manifold assembly being engageable with a water filter assembly, comprising a manifold having a fixedly coupled mounting bracket having a plurality of projecting snap fit posts being engageable in a respective aperture defined in the manifold for fixedly mating the mounting bracket and the manifold, the manifold being fluidly couplable at an inlet to a source of water to be filtered and having a filtered water outlet and have mating members for removably mating to a water filter assembly, the mounting bracket providing rotational travel of the water assembly across a known arc for installation, removal and replacement of the water filter assembly.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A container for receiving frangible items comprising:
a base having a top surface defining an opening of a plurality of item-receiving cavities each configured to support a frangible item therein;
a cover moveable about a longitudinal axis of the container between an open position and a closed position relative the base and having a concavity configured to cover the frangible items in the closed position, the cover comprising a top wall, a peripheral wall extending from a perimeter of the top wall and defining at least a portion of the concavity, and a plurality of reinforcement beams extending from the top wall, each reinforcement beam spaced inward from the perimeter and apart from each other reinforcement beam, each reinforcement beam aligned with each other reinforcement beam along a transverse axis relative the longitudinal axis, the reinforcement beams each engaging the top surface of the base when the cover is in the closed position and having a first end and a second end with a middle portion therebetween, the middle portion defining a substantially planar surface having a pair of arcuate recesses corresponding to arcuate edges of the top surface between adjacent item-receiving cavities; and
a hinge joining the cover to the base.
2. The container of claim 1, wherein the hinge is disposed between the base longitudinal edge and the cover longitudinal edge, the hinge comprising:
a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed into a surface of the hinge and aligned parallel to the base longitudinal edge,
a web defined between the longitudinal grooves, and
a hinge-reinforcement wall disposed proximate at least one end of the longitudinal grooves and having a straight edge extending between the base and the cover, a fold line formed in the web and the hinge-reinforcement wall when the cover portion is moved from the open position toward the closed position.
3. The container according to claim 2, wherein the hinge comprises two hinge-reinforcement walls, each hinge-reinforcement wall disposed proximate an opposing end of the longitudinal grooves.
4. The container according to claim 2, wherein the hinge-reinforcement wall is substantially flat and has a substantially uniform thickness when the cover is in the closed position.
5. The container according to claim 2, wherein the hinge-reinforcement wall has a dimension between about 0.25 inch and about 2.0 inches along a longitudinal axis of the hinge.
6. The container according to claim 2, wherein the longitudinal grooves each have a width of about 0.125 inch and a depth of about 0.09 inch.
7. The container according to claim 2, wherein the web has a width of about 0.03 inch.
8. The container according to claim 2, wherein the frangible items are eggs, and each of the item-receiving cavities receives one egg.
9. The container according to claim 2, wherein the container is formed from a sheet of plastic material.
10. The container according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcement beams are aligned perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cover.
11. The container according to claim 1, wherein an end of each of the reinforcement beams comprises a frustoconical portion disposed to engage the top surface of the base when the cover is in the closed position.
12. The container according to claim 11, wherein an opposing end of each of the reinforcement beams comprises a further frustoconical portion disposed to engage the top surface of the base when the cover is in the closed position.
13. The container according to claim 1, wherein the cover further comprises at least one rib projecting into each of the reinforcement beams to define at least one of the arcuate recesses of the planar surface corresponding to at least one of the arcuate edges of the top surface between the adjacent item-receiving cavities.
14. The container according to claim 13, wherein the at least one rib is disposed proximate a center of each of the reinforcement beams.
15. The container according to claim 1, wherein the cover further comprises a plurality of ridges, each ridge disposed proximate an intersection of the top wall and a corresponding one of the reinforcement beams.
16. The container according to claim 15, wherein each ridge projects outwardly from the top wall toward the corresponding reinforcement beam.
17. The container according to claim 15, wherein each ridge circumscribes the corresponding reinforcement beam.
18. The container according to claim 1, wherein the concavity is configured as a single item-covering concavity.
19. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container is formed from a sheet of plastic material.