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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruno Sommer, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Helmut Luka, Kornwestheim, DE;
Assignee:
Filterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH, Ludwigsburgh, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/900 ;
Abstract
A support tube for a fluid filter, particularly a support tube made of synthetic resin material, which is made up of two substantially identical tube parts ( ) each of which has at least one inlet opening ( ), at least one outlet opening ( ) and at least one radial sealing area ( ) and/or axial sealing area ( ), and at least one connecting region ( ) which engages the other tube part to connect the tube parts and form an assembled support tube.