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US 2014/0209529 A1Published application
Filter with dual pleat pack
AssigneeFiltran LLC
InventorsJohn G. Eleftherakis, Ibrahim Khalil, Conrad F. Alfaro
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Abstract
A fluid filter apparatus comprising an upper housing shell; a lower housing shell; a pleat pack element comprising a peripheral frame and a folded pleated media. The frame is at least partially molded over the media to secure the media in the frame, and the pleat pack is sandwiched between the upper and lower housing shells and a frame of the pleat pack forms a side of the housing.
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A fluid filter, comprising:
- an upper housing shell;
- a lower housing shell;
- and
- a pleat pack element comprising a peripheral frame and a folded pleated media, wherein the pleat pack is disposed in between, and attached respectively to each of, the upper housing shell and the lower housing shell, so that the frame forms a side of an overall enclosure formed by the upper housing shell, the lower housing shell, and the frame.
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A fluid filter, comprising:
- a partial housing arrangement forming a partial enclosure;
- and
- a pleat pack element comprising a peripheral frame and a folded pleated media, wherein the frame is at least partially molded over at least some edges the media to secure the media in the frame, wherein the frame is attached to the partial housing arrangement to form a complete enclosure so that the media is inside the enclosure.
A method of making a fluid filter apparatus comprising:
- providing a partial housing arrangement having an upper housing shell and a lower housing shell;
- providing a pleat pack element comprising a peripheral frame and a folded pleated media, by at least partially molding frame material over at least some edges the media to secure the media in the frame;
- and
- forming an enclosure with the partial housing arrangement by sandwiching the pleat pack element between the upper and lower housing shells.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.