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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2000
Kristofer Kosmider, Bloomington, MN (US);
James A. Severson, Hastings, MN (US);
Thomas D. Raether, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Robert M. Bick, Eagan, MN (US);
Steven Johnson, Burnsville, MN (US);
Donaldson Company Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A filter construction allowing easy access to the filter is provided. The filter construction includes a yoke having a keeper, a filter supported by the yoke wherein the filter defines an opening, and a cover. The cover includes a plate for covering the opening in the filter, a tightening member connected to the plate and a catch for engaging the keeper on the yoke. An air filter assembly is also provided for removing particulate matter from an incoming dirty air stream. The assembly includes a housing having an inlet, an outlet, a dirty air chamber and a clean air chamber and a first filter construction positioned in the dirty air chamber. A method of accessing an air filter in an air filter assembly is also provided.