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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Donald Troy Chilton, Gastonia, NC (US);
Inventor:
Donald Troy Chilton, Gastonia, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wix Filtration Corp., Gastonia, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 45/12 (2006.01); B01D 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air filter element includes an annular filter media having an end cap with an elongated sleeve portion having a unitary array of canted fins and a unitary annular disk partially closing one end. The end cap is preferably made of high impact polypropylene. An annular gasket made of foam rubber or polyurethane is adhered to the unitary annular disk portion, preferably by a two shot molding step.