Integrated collar, filter bag, cage and locking ring assembly for baghouses

A filter assembly for use in a baghouse having a cell plate provided with openings, said filter assembly comprising:

• a filter bag for filtering particulate material carried in gas or liquid passing through the baghouse, said filter bag extending below the cell plate;
• a collar supporting said filter bag, said collar having a longitudinally extended portion and a flange portion, the longitudinally extended portion being affixed to said filter bag below the cell plate and the flange portion extending along the cell plate as a rim above a respective opening;
• a tubular supporting cage structurally supporting said filter bag;
• and
• a locking ring for locking an arrangement of said filter bag, collar and cage in place, said locking ring including an annular channel collar for protecting said arrangement from above the cell plate, an annular rim for locking at least said collar around the perimeter of a respective opening in the cell plate and an extended portion extending from the annular rim, which portion is integrally affixed to said tubular supporting cage.