Filter element sealing device for filter pan
OwnerRichard W. Steinkrausinventor
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Abstract
A filter element sealing device for a filter pan in which a rubber sealing strip cooperates with one or more ledges formed in the peripheral sidewall of the pan to lock the edge of the filter element between the sealing strip and the sidewall of the pan. A metal plate cooperates with the sidewall of the pan to merge the sealing strip against the sidewall of the pan to secure the filter element therebetween.
Claims11
A filter pan filter element sealing device for sealing the peripheral edge of a filter element adjacent the sidewall of a filter pan, comprising in combination:
- a peripheral sidewall of the filter pan;
- a ledge disposed on said sidewall;
- a sealing strip cooperating with said ledge;
- said strip having a plurality of faces disposed on an outer surface of said strip;
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- means including a longitudinal extending member removably secured to said sidewall cooperating with said plurality of said faces for urging aid strip against said ledge to seal the peripheral edge of the filter element between said sealing strip and said peripheral sidewall of the filter pan.
A filter pan filter sealing device for sealing the peripheral edge of a filter element adjacent the sidewall of a filter pan comprising:
- a peripheral sidewall of the filter pan;
- a contour having a plurality of surfaces disposed on said peripheral sidewall of the filter pan;
- a sealing strip having a portion thereof for cooperatively mating with said contour of said peripheral sidewall;
- a longitudinally extending member disposed adjacent one portion of said sealing strip with the peripheral edge of the filter element disposed adjacent to a second portion of said sealing strip;
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- means for urging said longitudinally extending member toward said peripheral sidewall enabling said sealing strip to seal the peripheral edge of the filter element between said sealing strip and said peripheral sidewall of the filter pan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.