Patent ID: 8440078
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B01D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A filter element comprising a tubular extension of pleated filter media having first and second opposite ends; the tubular extension of pleated filter media defining an open filter interior; a first end cap secured to the first end of the filter media; the first end cap having a first end cap aperture; a second end cap secured to the second end of the filter media; the second end cap having a second end cap aperture in communication with the open filter interior; a latch arrangement projecting from the first end cap; the filter element being characterized by: (a) a tubular neck extending from the first end cap and circumscribing the first end cap aperture; the tubular neck being circumscribed by the latch arrangement; and (b) a valve head oriented within the first end cap aperture and constructed and arranged to move between a position sealing the first end cap aperture and exposing the first end cap aperture; wherein the latch arrangement and tubular neck are a same molded piece as the first end cap.