Fluid filter

A fluid filter comprising:

• a body having a first, closed end and a second, open end;
• a plate coupled to the second end of the body, the plate having a threaded portion;
• a channel member having an outer edge coupled to the second end of the body, the channel member defining a recess;
• a stop member disposed within the recess of the channel member, wherein the stop member includes a first surface with a first groove and a second, opposite surface with a second groove;
• a first sealing member coupled to the first groove of the stop member and a second sealing member coupled to the second groove of the stop member, the first sealing member having a first height extending beyond the first surface of the stop member and the second sealing member having a second height extending beyond the second surface of the stop member;
• wherein the first height of the first sealing member is offset from a height of the first surface of the stop member by a first distance, and the second height of the second sealing member is offset form a height of the second surface of the stop member by a second distance;
• and
• wherein a combination of the first distance and the second distance is about an amount that equates to three-quarters of the thread pitch of the threaded portion.