Patent ID: 9468870
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B01D

Claim Text:
1. A component of a filter element comprising: a tubular member circumscribing a central axis, said tubular member having a substantially cylindrical body that extends between a first end and a second end, wherein the tubular member defines an axial opening at said second end, a first cylindrical sidewall portion extending substantially parallel to the central axis and defining at least one inlet opening formed therethrough, an impervious second cylindrical sidewall portion extending substantially parallel to the central axis and defining a smaller diameter than the first cylindrical sidewall portion, and a shoulder segment extending substantially perpendicular to the central axis and connecting the first cylindrical sidewall portion to the second cylindrical sidewall portion, wherein an inner side surface of each of the first and second cylindrical sidewall portions defines a passageway extending through the tubular member, a plurality of actuators are annularly arranged upon the shoulder segment, each actuator including an axial portion that extends axially away from a proximal end at an inner surface of the shoulder segment to a distal end disposed within the first cylindrical sidewall portion of the tubular member, and a radial portion that extends radially inwardly from the distal end of each axial portion and is setoff radially inward from the inner surface of the second cylindrical sidewall portion by a distance away from the central axis.