Patent ID: 8096423

Claim:
A replaceable filter element comprising: an annular, pleated filter media having a first end, a second end, and defining an interior cavity; a first endplate coupled to the first end of the filter media, the first endplate including: an outer periphery; an opening leading to the interior cavity, the opening forming a fluid passage for filtered fluid; a sleeve adjacent the opening and extending away from the second end to an end; an annular sealing gasket disposed around the sleeve and is disposed in a space between the sleeve and a first flange that surrounds the sleeve, the annular sealing gasket does not extend beyond the end of the sleeve; and a first plurality of legs extending from the outer periphery to leg extremities located outward from the outer periphery; each leg includes an upper, radially outward extending section connected to the outer periphery of the first endplate, and an axially depending section; there are no flow openings in the first endplate between the sleeve and the outer periphery of the first endplate; and a second endplate coupled to the second end of the filter media.