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AssigneesCaterpillar Inc., Advanced Filtration Systems Inc., Donaldson Company, Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. Salvador, Randall W. Heibenthal, Dennis M. Deedrich, David B. Harder, John R. Hacker, Richard Eisenmenger
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An endcap includes a first plate member having a radial inner portion, a radial outer portion, and defining a longitudinal axis. The endcap also includes a flange disposed between the radial inner and outer portions, and projecting axially along the longitudinal axis in a first direction. The endcap also includes a first seal member disposed adjacent the flange. The first seal member includes a first portion engaged with an axial facing surface of the first plate member and a second portion engaged with a radially facing surface of the flange. The endcap further includes a second plate member disposed radially outward of the radial outer portion and a second seal member disposed adjacent the second plate member including at least a portion axially spaced from the axially facing surface of the first plate member in a second direction along the longitudinal axis opposite the first direction.
A method of sealing a filter with respect to a base and sealingly separating a first fluid flow from a second fluid flow radially outward of the first fluid flow, the method comprising:
A method of sealing a filter with respect to a base and sealingly separating a first fluid flow from a second fluid flow radially outward of the first fluid flow, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.