Patent ID: 8636903

Claim:
A filter comprising: a mounting structure; a pump mounted on the mounting structure; a canister supported on the mounting structure and extending along a longitudinal axis; a closed end cap supported on the mounting structure and positioned at one end of the canister attached to the canister for closing one end thereof; a removable filter element contained within the canister; and a modular one-piece input end cap at an opposite end of the canister from the closed end cap, the one-piece input end cap attached to the canister, wherein the one-piece input end cap includes a hydraulic input chamber extending to the filter element, a manifold extending directly from a side of the end cap to the pump, wherein the manifold and the end cap are formed as one-piece, wherein the one-piece input end cap includes a hydraulic output chamber extending from the filter element, and wherein the end cap is configured to be ported to form outlet ports leading from the hydraulic output chamber in any of at least two mutually perpendicular directions.