Patent ID: 6814243
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A replaceable filter comprising:a central tube defining an axis and having radially oriented apertures; said central tube including a first end and a second end along said axis; a filter element disposed around the central tube; a filter coupling mechanism disposed proximate said first end of said central tube; a locking mechanism integrally disposed proximate said second end of said central tube, said locking mechanism having a female receptacle coaxially oriented with said central tube and a plurality of tangs axially extending substantially parallel with the axis thereof and spaced around the periphery of the female receptacle, said female receptacle also having locking flanges located thereon spaced from the plurality of tangs, said locking mechanism adapted being adaptable for engaging and locking a corresponding male member, said plurality of tangs being adaptable, when assembled, to contact the corresponding male member and operative to provide a rotational resistance between the central tube and the corresponding male member.