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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Mann+hummel Filtration Technology Group Inc., Gastonia, NC (US);
Inventor:
David Brent Harrelson, Mt. Holly, NC (US);
Assignee:
MANN+HUMMEL Filtration Technology Group Inc., Gastonia, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 29/11 (2006.01); B01D 35/00 (2006.01); B01D 35/30 (2006.01); B01D 27/08 (2006.01); B01D 29/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/306 (2013.01); B01D 27/08 (2013.01); B01D 29/15 (2013.01); B01D 2201/291 (2013.01); B01D 2201/295 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus configured to engage a filter housing and an end of filter media includes an endcap and at least one biasing portion. The endcap includes a first axial surface, a second axial surface arranged opposite said first axial surface, and an outer radial surface transverse to the first and second axial surfaces. The first axial surface is configured to engage the end of the filter media. The at least one biasing portion includes a proximal end integrally formed with the endcap, and a distal end extending radially outward of the outer radial surface.