Patent ID: 6875343
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: B01D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluid filter having two opposed ends comprising: a housing having; a filter media assembly disposed between said inlet and said outlet, for filtering said fluid, the filter media assembly being substantially coaxial with the inlet and outlet and said filter media assembly abutting said outlet end; a valve body located proximate said inlet end comprising: a stabilizing spring coaxial with said body and each located at said inlet end between and in contact with said first retainer and said inlet end, said spring urging said filter media assembly against said outlet to stabilize said filter media assembly and said valve body; wherein said second disk is operative to compress said second spring in a first direction toward said second retainer; wherein said first disk is operative to compress said first spring in a second direction toward said first retainer, said first direction being opposite to said second direction; wherein the fluid filter will function if installed so that the inlet functions as an outlet and the outlet serves as an inlet, wherein said inlet end said outlet end and said filter media assembly are substantially coaxial.