Patent ID: 7264656

Claim:
An air filter element comprising: (a) an extension of filter media having first and second opposite ends; (i) said filter media being pleated; (ii) said filter media being tubular and non-cylindrical and defining an open filter interior; (b) a first end cap and a second end cap; (i) said filter media extending between said first and second end caps; (ii) said first end cap defining a ring providing access to said open filter interior; (iii) the filter element having a length from an outermost portion of said first end cap to an outermost portion of said second end cap of at least 18 inches; (c) an inner liner extending between said first and second end caps; (i) said filter media circumscribing said inner liner; (d) a sealing gasket extending axially from said first end cap; and (e) the filter media, first end cap and second end cap each defining a long axis and a short axis relative to a perpendicular direction of the filter media, said first end cap and said second end cap having equal dimensions; (i) a ratio of the short axis to the long axis being 0.7–0.9.