Patent ID: 6099612
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
Air flow filter apparatus including an air filter housing with interconnected panels forming sidewall boundaries of an air flow passage between an air flow inlet and an air flow outlet, one of the housing panels being intersected by an access opening for permitting the insertion one or more filter elements into the air flow passage and subsequent removal of filter elements therefrom; a filter track disposed adjacent the access opening for supporting an air filter element in an operative service position across the air flow passage; and, a gasket assembly disposed within the air flow passage for engaging a filter element supported on the filter track in the operative service position, the gasket assembly comprising:a gasket retainer frame extending across the air flow passage adjacent the filter track;a gasket mounted on the gasket retainer frame, the gasket including a resilient flange strip projecting from the gasket retainer frame for yieldably engaging a filter element supported on the filter track in the operative service position;the gasket retainer frame being intersected by a retainer slot; and,the gasket including a base portion disposed in the retainer slot, and the resilient flange strip projecting transversely with respect to a filter element supported on the filter track in the operative service position.