Pocket filter assembly

A gas filter assembly, comprising:

• a support frame and a preformed pocket filter assembly;
• said support frame including a first subframe and a second subframe,
• wherein said respective subframes are each formed as a unitary construction and are connected to each other by at least one locking element, said first and second subframes constituting an inner wall, a front face, and an outer wall of the support frame when connected together;
• wherein said first subframe has cut-in portions in the inner wall and said second subframe has v-shaped slots aligned with the cut-in portions;
• said preformed pocket filter assembly including:
• at least two filter pockets, said respective filter pockets having opposing sides each with an elongated edge at one end, said respective elongated edges being spaced to define an air inlet opening;
• and
• an elongated connector extending between opposite end portions, said elongated connector extending along substantially the entire length of the respective elongated edges of two adjacent filter pockets and bridging between the two adjacent filter pockets for sealingly securing the two adjacent filter pockets to each other independent of the support frame;
• and
• wherein said preformed pocket filter assembly is mounted in the support frame such that each opposite end portion of the elongated connectors is arranged between said first and second subframes by resting in the respective v-shaped slots of the second subframe and extending into the respective cut-in portions of the first subframe.