Patent ID: 6966444
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A filter assembly comprising a vessel and a filter element; said vessel having a sidewall, a bottom wall, and a removable cover; an inlet and an outlet in said vessel for fluid flow through said vessel; said vessel sidewall including an interior shoulder located between said inlet and outlet; said sidewall having a groove formed therein located between said shoulder and said outlet; said filter element including a filter bag having an opening defined by a flexible bag ring; said filter element interposed within said vessel between said inlet and outlet; a filter basket seated in said vessel between said inlet and outlet for supporting said filter bag; said filter bag extending into said filter basket; said bag ring including a sidewall terminating in an outturned peripheral flange; a rib protruding from said bag ring sidewall; said flange overlying and seated against said vessel sidewall shoulder; said rib fitting into said groove in said vessel sidewall to secure said filter element in said vessel.