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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Gildas Le Men, Guengat, FR;
Robert A. Bannister, Stoughton, WI (US);
Michael J. Connor, Stoughton, WI (US);
Michael R. Furseth, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Inventors:
Gildas Le Men, Guengat, FR;
Robert A. Bannister, Stoughton, WI (US);
Michael J. Connor, Stoughton, WI (US);
Michael R. Furseth, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Fleetguard, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 29/13 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A filter element support tube has a pair of axially extending spines and first and second sets of oppositely laterally extending half-rings axially offset from each other. The support tube is efficiently manufacturable, and desirably provides a constant diameter along its axial length.