Patent ID: 11857898
Assignee: DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A filter cartridge for use in a bowl cartridge assembly; the filter cartridge comprising:
(a) a filter media construction having a first end and an opposite second end;
(b) a first end cap adhered to and against the first end of the media construction; wherein the first end cap includes an outer radial wall and an axial wall; the axial wall covering the first end of the media construction;
(c) a first plurality of circumferentially spaced radial projections extending from the outer radial wall;
(i) the first plurality of radial projections having a first longitudinal length with a terminal end sized to engage a rim of a filter bowl, when the cartridge is inserted into a filter bowl;
(ii) the first plurality of radial projections having a least one lateral portion oriented to circumferentially abut a part of the filter bowl when the cartridge is inserted into a filter bowl; and

(d) at least one spring-loaded detent extending axially outwardly from the axial wall of the first end cap wherein the at least one spring-loaded detent is circumferentially aligned with at least one of the radial projections of the first plurality of radial projections.