Patent ID: 6391197
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A filter assembly for collecting material that is entrained in a gas stream, which comprises a housing for a tubular filter element, the housing having an inlet and an outlet for the gag that is to be filtered, and comprising an extruded tubular body section having an integral internal wall extending between a first end and an opposing second end, a separable first end cap positioned at the first end of the body section, and a second end cap positioned at the second end of the body section, the body section having at least one longitudinal formation in its internal wall extending longitudinal along its length, the at least one longitudinal formation having a longitudinally extending edge, the cross-section of the body section being substantially constant along its length, the body section having a generally transverse groove formed in its internal wall which can be engaged by the first end cap to connect it to the body section, the transverse groove extending from the longitudinally extending edge of the longitudinal formation and being bounded on opposing sides by portions of the internal wall extruded with the tubular body.