Patent ID: 8496821
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A capsule configured to direct fuel flow within a fuel filter assembly housing, the capsule comprising: a tubular element configured to define a flow path between the capsule and a fuel filter assembly housing, the tubular element defining wherein the tubular element is configured to be removably received by the fuel filter assembly housing, wherein the interior chamber is configured to receive a fuel filter element, wherein the capsule is configured to direct fuel flow from the proximal end of the capsule around the tubular element to a point beyond the distal end of the capsule, and to receive fuel flow from the point beyond the distal end of the capsule and direct the fuel flow via the manifold to the filter element, thereby providing at least two filtering passes of the fuel flow through the fuel filter assembly housing, and a cap removably coupled to the proximal end of the tubular element, the cap including a central opening and a closed wall disposed outward of the central opening.