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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Rps Products, Inc., Hampshire, IL (US);
Inventor:
Daniel E. Schuld, Inverness, IL (US);
Assignee:
RPS Products, Inc., Hampshire, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/42 (2006.01); B01D 46/10 (2006.01); B01D 46/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/4227 (2013.01); B01D 46/0016 (2013.01); B01D 46/10 (2013.01); B01D 46/521 (2013.01); B01D 2271/027 (2013.01); B01D 2275/203 (2013.01);
Abstract
A collapsible filter having a collapsed position and an expanded position includes a filter media layer having generally parallel pleat edges and a side edge perpendicular to the pleat edge. The filter also has a pair of end caps that are disposed at opposite ends of the filter media layer and are generally parallel to the pleat edges. A flexible side seal is attached to both the end caps but is not attached to the filter media layer. In an expanded position, the flexible side seal extends between the end caps and abuts against the side edge of the filter media layer.