Patent ID: 6540909
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A fluid filter assembly comprising:a vertical housing having a fluid inlet for communicating said fluid into said housing and a fluid outlet for communicating said fluid downstream of said housing; a filter element disposed within said housing in fluid communication between said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet for filtering said fluid, said filter element having an upper end and a lower end, wherein both said ends are positioned above said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet; a divider connected to said filter element upper end and extending between a housing wall and an unfiltered side of said filtered element to adjacent the filter element lower end to divide said housing into an outer region and an inner region, wherein said outer and inner regions are in communication at a lower portion of said housing; said housing having an outer cover wherein at least a portion of said outer cover is transparent for viewing the level of said fluid in said housing; and a pressure reliever in communication with a filtered side and an unfiltered side of said filter element, and said pressure reliever allowing said fluid and/or air/vapor to pass through said pressure reliever when the pressure across said filter element reaches a predetermined level, wherein the release of said pressure allows the level of said fluid to rise within said housing.