Patent ID: 8877053
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
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 and a radially extending region extending from the first end cap aperture to an outer perimeter of the media; 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 extending beyond the radially extending region in an axial direction and away from the media, the filter element further including a tubular neck coaxial with the first end cap and the first end cap aperture, the tubular neck being circumscribed by the latch arrangement, a valve head oriented within the first end cap aperture and retained by the filter element, the filter element constructed to retain the valve head while the filter element is in an uninstalled state, the valve head being at least partially positioned within the open filter interior and constructed and arranged to move between a position preventing flow through the first end cap aperture and a position permitting flow through the first end cap aperture.