US 6,471,072 B1 · Filter with pump retaining feature

Abstract

A fuel filter for use in a fuel filter/pump/sensor module and method of making same provides an in-tank fuel filter having a novel retaining member for securing the body of the filter in a position adjacent the housing of a fuel pump to which it is connected. The filter includes a fabric body, an in-situ molded outlet fitting on the top side of the fabric body and runners or contact points on the underside of the body. The fabric body may be a single folded fabric swatch or a plurality of swatches sealed about the open edges. The outlet fitting cooperatively engages the inlet of a fuel pump. A retaining member formed on the periphery of the body engages the housing of the fuel pump and positions the filter body adjacent the housing.

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Dependent claims

An in-tank fuel filter comprising, in combination,

a filter body having first and second panels of filtration media, defining an edge and an interior space,
a peripheral seal along at least a portion of said edge,
an outlet fitting secured to said first panel of filtration media, said outlet fitting defining a passageway providing fluid communication with said interior space, and
a retaining member disposed on said peripheral seal, said retaining member cooperatively defining a closed loop with one of said first or said second panels of filtration media,
whereby said opening receives a fuel pump body and retains said filter body adjacent said fuel pump body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Filter with pump retaining feature

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