Method of Securing Filter Elements
AssigneeLawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
InventorsErik P. Brown, Jeffery L. Haslam, Mark A. Mitchell
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Abstract
A filter securing system including a filter unit body housing; at least one tubular filter element positioned in the filter unit body housing, the tubular filter element having a closed top and an open bottom; a dimple in either the filter unit body housing or the top of the tubular filter element; and a socket in either the filter unit body housing or the top of the tubular filter element that receives the dimple in either the filter unit body housing or the top of the tubular filter element to secure the tubular filter element to the filter unit body housing.
Claims21
A filter securing apparatus, comprising:
- a filter unit including a frame unit;
- at least one tubular filter element positioned in said frame unit, said tubular filter element having a closed top and an open bottom;
- a dimple in either said frame unit or said closed top of said tubular filter element;
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- a socket in either said frame unit or said closed top of said tubular filter element that receives said dimple in either said frame unit or said closed top of said tubular filter element to secure said tubular filter element to said filter unit.
A filter securing apparatus, comprising:
- a filter unit body housing;
- a multiplicity of tubular filter elements positioned in said filter unit body housing, said tubular filter elements having a closed tops and open bottoms;
- dimples in either said filter unit body housing or said tops of said tubular filter elements;
- and
- a sockets in either said filter unit body housing or said tops of said tubular filter elements that receive said dimples in either said filter unit body housing or said tops of said tubular filter elements to secure said tubular filter elements to said filter unit body housing.
A filter securing apparatus, comprising:
- a filter unit including a frame unit;
- at least one tubular filter element positioned in said frame unit, said tubular filter element having a closed top and an open bottom;
- dimple means in either said frame unit or said closed top of said tubular filter element;
- and
- socket means in either said frame unit or said closed top of said tubular filter element for securing said tubular filter element to said filter unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.