Patent ID: 6345721
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A filter arrangement comprising:(a) a first open end cap having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a closed outer perimeter, an open inner perimeter, and a transverse wall extending therebetween; (b) an extension of filtering material potted in said first open end cap at said interior surface by an adhesive material; said extension of filter material defining an internal volume; said exterior surface of said first end cap facing in a direction away from said filtering material; and (c) a baffle plate adjacent said exterior surface of said first end cap, said baffle plate including a hub, said hub having an aperture extending into and in open communication with said internal volume, said hub extending through an opening of said first end cap and contacting said adhesive material, said adhesive material being within said first open end cap and adhering said interior surface of said first open end cap to said hub.