Patent ID: 7927392
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A filter assembly to be secured within a baghouse for removing at least a portion of particulate matter entrained within a gas stream, the baghouse being divided into a plurality of plenums by a tube sheet that defines at least one opening through which the gas stream can travel between the plenums, the filter assembly, including: a first axially-extending filter portion including a mounting structure provided adjacent to a first axial end to couple the first filter element to a support adjacent to the at least one opening defined by the tube sheet, a first perforated frame coupled to and extending from the mounting structure, and a first pleated filter media disposed adjacent to the first perforated frame; a second axially-extending filter portion including a second perforated frame and a second pleated filter media disposed adjacent to the second perforated frame; and a coupler for connecting the first filter portion to the second filter portion and establishing fluid communication between the first and second filter portions when connected, the coupler including: