Patent ID: 6468322
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A filter holder assembly, for use within a hot gas cleanup system pressure vessel, for holding a candle filter element having a flange extending radially outward from a central bore, which forms a gas passage, comprising:a. a filter housing, said filter housing having a peripheral sidewall, said sidewall defining an interior chamber; b. a generally annular spacer ring having an inside diameter and an outside diameter, said spacer ring being positioned within said interior chamber; c. a raised annular wall formed on said flange proximate to said bore, forming a collar; and d. at least one top compliant gasket separate and apart from said filter housing, said top compliant gasket being structured to be positioned on said candle filter element flange to seat adjacent said collar between said flange and said spacer ring.