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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Mark V. Holzmann, Stoughton, WI (US);
Kelly Ann Detra, Brooklyn, WI (US);
Jim L. Alonzo, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Chirag D. Parikh, Madison, WI (US);
Gregory J. Schoenmann, Stoughton, WI (US);
Michael J. Connor, Stoughton, WI (US);
Gary L. Rickle, Warton, OH (US);
Barry M. Verdegan, Stoughton, WI (US);
Mark V. Holzmann, Stoughton, WI (US);
Kelly Ann Detra, Brooklyn, WI (US);
Jim L. Alonzo, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Chirag D. Parikh, Madison, WI (US);
Gregory J. Schoenmann, Stoughton, WI (US);
Michael J. Connor, Stoughton, WI (US);
Gary L. Rickle, Warton, OH (US);
Barry M. Verdegan, Stoughton, WI (US);
Fleetguard, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A filter includes a filter element formed of filter media, and a plastic framework molded and bonded to and structurally supporting the filter media. One embodiment desirably provides a two-component assembly consisting solely of two components, namely the filter media and the plastic framework molded thereon. In a further embodiment, the plastic framework includes a resilient seal integrally molded therewith and of the same plastic material thereof, eliminating a separate component for the seal. In a further embodiment, a filter combination includes a primary filter element and a secondary filter element. In a further embodiment, a resilient integrally. molded seal is provided.