Filter cartridge assembly for powder coating booth and collection system

A filter cartridge and mount assembly, comprising:

• a hollow filter cartridge having a closed bottom and an open top;
• a tie rod extending through the filter cartridge;
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• a handle secured to the tie rod within the interior of said filter cartridge, said tie rod having one end attached to said bottom of said filter cartridge and a second end above the open top wherein said which handle can be grasped by an operator to pull up on said filter cartridge from the interior thereof when installing said filter cartridge in a collector.

A filter cartridge mount assembly adapted to mount a hollow filter cartridge having a bottom plate and a top end cap secured to a top end of said filter cartridge to an exhaust outlet opening of a powder collector, comprising:

• a support assembly including a hollow bushing with a cross slot therethrough and a plurality of truss arms affixed to said hollow bushing and projecting radially outward therefrom to removably attach said support assembly to the periphery of said outlet opening;
• a tie rod having a handle therethrough, said tie rod extending through said cartridge and having a first end secured to said bottom plate and an opposite second end supported by said support assembly above the top end of said filter cartridge;
• a centering bracket having a cylindrical tube with a hole therethrough, said tie rod extending through said hole, said centering bracket adapted to engage said cartridge
• whereby said hollow bushing of said support assembly and said cylindrical tube of said centering bracket abut against each other to compress a gasket between said filter cartridge and said exhaust outlet opening within said powder collector to form an air tight seal between said filter cartridge and said powder collector.