Patent ID: 6387259
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A filter assembly comprising:an annular can having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end being closed and the second end being open, the can being adapted to receive a filter element a filter element; disposed in said can; an interior wall surface in the annular can, the interior wall surface having a coupling portion adjacent the second end of the can, the coupling portion having a radially disposed annular groove therein and a threaded section inboard of the groove disposed about a first axis; a base having openings therethrough adapted to provide inlet and outlet openings for fluid being circulated through the housing, the base having an external threaded portion disposed about a second axis for receipt in the internal threaded section of the interior wall surface of the can with the first and second axes being coaxial, the base further having a radially projecting rib for receipt in the annular groove in the wall of the can to provide an arrangement for locking the base within the can.