Patent ID: 6554999
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B01D,B03C,F01M

Abstract:
An assembly for attachment to an exterior wall of an oil filter canister comprising:an enclosing frame having an internal cavity; a series of thin walled plates mounted within said cavity, said plates being located in a stacked relationship; and a plurality of magnets mounted in conjunction with said enclosing frame, said magnets having an exposed surface adapted to be placed flush against the oil filter canister, said plates allowing for the flexing of said enclosing frame so said magnets will be flush against the oil filter canister where the oil filter canister is of any size within a certain range of sizes, whereby said magnets generate a magnetic force which not only secures said assembly to the canister but generates a magnetic field within the canister which attracts an holds ferrous particles against the sidewall of the canister preventing such from exiting the canister.