Patent ID: 6022393
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B01D,F02M

Abstract:
A unit for filtration of a fluid comprising:a housing having a passageway therethrough defined by an internal wall, the passageway having an inlet and an outlet;a pleated filter media having first and second ends and being secured within and sealably dividing said passage way into first and second channels;a discrete first barrier within said housing channel and sealably secured to said pleated filter media first end and sealably secured to a portion of said passageway internal wall and serving to close said first channel; anda discrete second barrier within said housing second channel and sealably secured to said pleated filter media second end and sealably secured to a portion of said passageway internal wall and serving to close said second channel, said barriers being spaced from each other providing a flow path therebetween through said filter media for the passage of a fluid flowing from said inlet to said outlet.