Patent ID: 7338599
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A filtration system comprising: a manifold which includes at least one fitting having an axis; a filter which includes a housing having a bowl, a head permanently attached to the bowl, and at least one filling having an axis and a filter element permanently disposed in the housing; a carriage supporting the filter which is arranged to move the filter into and out of engagement with the manifold; and a mounting mechanism including a pivotable lever arrangement operatively associated with the manifold and the carriage, the pivotable lever arrangement including a lever, a pivot pin connected between the manifold and the lever, and a pin and slot assembly connected between the lever and the carriage, the lever being arranged to pivot about the pivot pin between a first position wherein the filter is spaced from the manifold and a second position wherein the filling of the filter engages the filling of the manifold and the pin of the pin and slot assembly being arranged to slide between a first location in the slot and a second location in the slot, the filter moving into and out of engagement with the manifold as the lever pivots about the pivot pin between the first and second positions and the pin slides between the first and second locations in the slot.