Patent ID: 6358292
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A bottom load filter cartridge for vertical suspension in a filter apparatus beneath a tube sheet having upper and lower planar surfaces and having an opening therethrough, the filter cartridge comprising:a tubular filter having opposite ends and an interior fluid passageway; a mounting cap, formed from a potting compound, secured to one end of said tubular filter, said mounting cap having a flange with upper and lower surfaces and with a central opening therethrough communicating with said interior fluid passageway of said tubular filter; and a mounting plate having an opening sized for receipt of said tubular filter wherein said lower surface of said flange of said mounting cap overlies said mounting plate when said tubular filter is received within said opening, whereby said mounting cap is supported by said mounting plate to enable said upper surface of said flange to engage the lower surface of said tube sheet and said central opening of said flange to register with the opening through said tube sheet when the filter apparatus is in operation.