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US 2008/0173578 A1Published application
Filter Container, Assembly, and Method for Manufacturing the Same
AssigneeWix Filtration Corp LLC
InventorDarrell T. McKenzie
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Abstract
A filter container includes a wall portion defining a cavity that is adapted to receive a filter. The wall portion includes an inner surface defining the cavity. One or more filter retaining elements integrally-extend from the inner surface that provides a shoulder having an interface surface for interfacing with the filter.
Claims31
A filter container for a filter element, comprising:
- a wall defining a cavity, wherein the wall includes an inner surface defining the cavity;
- and
- one or more filter retaining elements extending from the inner surface, wherein the one or more filter retaining elements defines a shoulder having an interface surface for the filter element.
A filter assembly comprising:
- a filter including a filter media and a filter media end cap;
- a filter container including a wall portion defining a cavity that is adapted to receive the filter, wherein the wall portion includes an inner surface defining the cavity;
- and
- one or more filter retaining elements integrally-extending from the inner surface that provides a shoulder having an interface surface for interfacing with the filter media end cap.
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A filter assembly comprising:
- a filter container including a cavity defined by an inner surface of the filter container;
- a filter disposed in the cavity, wherein the filter includes a filter media and a filter media end cap;
- and
- a means for retaining the filter in said cavity.
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A method for assembling a filter assembly, comprising the steps of:
- providing a filter container including a cavity defined by an inner surface of the filter container;
- providing an elastically-deformable portion extending from the inner surface;
- inserting a filter in the cavity;
- and
- locking the filter to the inner surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.