Patent ID: 9675908
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B01D

Claim:
1. A filter cartridge comprising: a housing defining a cavity and having a longitudinal axis extending through the center of said housing; filter media disposed in said housing and separating said cavity into an unfiltered region and a filtered region, said filter media constructed so that fluid passes through the filter media to move between the unfiltered region and the filtered region; a plate spanning a first end of said housing and defining first and second openings for fluid flow passages, said fluid flow passages in communication with the unfiltered region and the filtered region, respectively, said plate having a first surface facing axially away from said cavity and a second surface facing said cavity, said plate supporting a keeper and defining a retainer receiving aperture adjacent said keeper, said longitudinal axis passes through said keeper, and said aperture is offset from said longitudinal axis, wherein said aperture permits access to said keeper from a location outside said cavity and said keeper is configured to receive a retention force directed toward said second surface and from a location within said cavity.