Patent ID: 7905935

Claim:
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 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 generally-tubular frame coupled to and extending from the mounting structure, and a first pleated filter media disposed adjacent to the first generally-tubular frame; a second filter portion including a second generally-tubular frame and a second pleated filter media disposed adjacent to the second generally-tubular 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: a first coupling portion including a side wall defining a receiver and a lug clip disposed adjacent to the receiver, said lug clip being substantially-elastically displaceable to be displaced in a radial direction during connection of the first and second coupling portions, and a second coupling portion including a side wall supporting a cam that causes substantially-elastic displacement of the lug clip in the radial direction as the cam travels into the receiver during adjustment of a relative angular orientation between the first and second coupling portions caused by a twisting force imparted onto at least one of the first and second coupling portions.