Patent ID: 8101002
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: B01D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sealing mechanism for a plurality of filter cassettes within a filter cassette housing comprising, said housing having at least one pair of parallel flanges extending inward from opposing sidewalls, said filter cassettes having rectangular side panels with a bottom edge that slidingly cooperate with said parallel flanges, said opposing sidewalls having at least one pair of retaining posts extending inwardly from said opposing sidewalls of said housing, a pair of elongated sealing channels having a flat side for cooperating with said side panels and an opposite channel side for receiving a retaining clip, said retaining clip having a cam end with an outer edge, an outer camming portion in said outer edge having a first end and a second end, an aperture in said cam end, said aperture being more proximate said first end of said camming portion than said second end, a flat edge section in said outer edge of said cam end adjacent said second end of said camming portion, a handle extending from said cam end adjacent said first end of said camming portion of said outer edge, said retaining clip having a thickness less than the width of said channel.