Patent ID: 11927163
Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY US LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 18:
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of fluidly connecting the first portion and the second portion of the air-bleed conduit together comprises:
when the second end cap is affixed to the second end of the filter media with the second portion of the air-bleed conduit extending axially into the central cavity:
positioning the first end cap to place the first portion of the air-bleed conduit in coaxial alignment with the second portion of the air-bleed conduit;
inserting one of the first distal end of the first portion into the inner opening of the second portion or the second distal end of the second portion into the first distal opening of the first portion; and
pressing the first portion and the second portion of the air-bleed conduit together to form a seal between an outer surface of the first portion and an inner surface of the second portion or between an inner surface of the first portion and an outer surface of the second portion.