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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Gerard Malgorn, Quimper, FR;
Jean-luc Guichaoua, Combrit, FR;
Benoit Le Roux, Fouesnant, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cummins Filtration IP, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to a hollow element designed to cooperate with a filter cartridge of a filter assembly for fluid circulating in an engine or a hydraulic equipment, of the type with support means for a filter medium included in the said cartridge, the said support means extending from connection means and designed with recesses between them through which the said fluid is free to flow, characterized in that the said support means extend from one of the said connection means to another following a path defining a spiral portion with a substantially constant slope.