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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Benny Mathew Varghese, Kearney, NE (US);
Timothy L. Krull, Kearney, NE (US);
Steven J. Merritt, Kearney, NE (US);
Jeffrey E. D. Rogers, Kearney, NE (US);
Benny Mathew Varghese, Kearney, NE (US);
Timothy L. Krull, Kearney, NE (US);
Steven J. Merritt, Kearney, NE (US);
Jeffrey E. D. Rogers, Kearney, NE (US);
Baldwin Filters, Inc., Kearney, NE (US);
Abstract
An air filter, an air filter assembly, and method of installing the air filter into a housing of the air filter assembly are provided. The air filter includes an attachment portion and a lock tab. The lock tab is carried by and resiliently moveable relative to the attachment portion. The lock tab is located radially outward from the attachment portion and movable circumferentially about a central axis of the air filter. Another feature relates to using an end stop in a housing as a catch. Yet another feature relates to using a perforated end cap and capping such perforations with a housing seal.