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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Mark A. Roll, Bessemer City, NC (US);
Willie L. Stamey, Jr., Kings Mountain, NC (US);
Robert H. Ferguson, Gastonia, NC (US);
Mark A. Roll, Bessemer City, NC (US);
Willie L. Stamey, Jr., Kings Mountain, NC (US);
Robert H. Ferguson, Gastonia, NC (US);
Wix Filtration Corp LLC, Gastonia, NC (US);
Abstract
A filter element comprising an annular filtering media defining first and second axial ends and surrounding an interior area having a central axis, a first end cap sealing attached to said first axial end of said filter media, a second annular end cap sealing attached to said second axial end of said filter media, said second end cap defining a central opening, and a central tube extending from the opening of the second end cap, wherein the central tube includes an actuator exclusive of keys, free ends, or projections.