Patent ID: 6890366

Claim:
An air filter assembly in an air induction system of a motor vehicle, the assembly comprising: a housing having an air cleaner tray and an air cleaner cover; at least one tray flange defined on the air cleaner tray; at least one cover flange defined on the air cleaner cover; wherein the at least one tray flange and the at least one cover flange define a filter capturing portion and an interlocking portion; a filter located inside the housing, wherein the filter capable of filtering ambient air; and wherein the filter capturing portion defines a cavity located between a portion of the at least one tray flange and a portion of the at least one cover flange, wherein a portion of the filter is located between the portion of the at least one tray flange and the portion of the at least one cover flange such as to substantially fill the cavity, and wherein the filter is sealed inside the housing.