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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Richard Michael Ashley Mann, Reading, GB;
Christina Goodrick-meech, Portsmouth, GB;
Beverley Dunstan, Eastleigh, GB;
William Keith Albert Eyers, Chobham, GB;
Richard Michael Ashley Mann, Reading, GB;
Christina Goodrick-Meech, Portsmouth, GB;
Beverley Dunstan, Eastleigh, GB;
William Keith Albert Eyers, Chobham, GB;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a filter latching device for use in a filtering system that provides filtered intake air for a power generation facility. In some embodiments, a filter latch is provided that includes a hinge coupled to the filter frame and an S-shaped retaining plate rotatably coupled to the hinge. In some embodiments, the S-shaped retaining plate provides an over-center action mechanism that locks the retaining plate in place against a sealing flange and a camming surface that provides gradually increasing pressure on the sealing flange as the latch is engaged.