Patent ID: 8132675

Claim:
A filter cartridge comprising: a generally cylindrical housing having a cavity; a base plate secured to said housing, the base plate providing an inlet and an outlet; a ring of filter media within the cavity, the filter media arranged to filter fluid flowing between the inlet and the outlet; an end cap attached to one end of said filter media; an annular gasket having a radially outer peripheral edge and a radially inner peripheral edge, the annular gasket interposed between said end cap and said base plate; and a gasket locator interposed between said end cap and said base plate and adjacent said annular gasket, said gasket locator contacting the radially inner peripheral edge of the gasket and free from contact with the radially outer peripheral edge of the gasket such that the gasket can deform radially outward from the gasket locator, the gasket locator extending axially away from a bottom surface of the base plate and axially abutting the end cap when the ring of filter media is installed within the cavity, the gasket locator and base plate forming a single continuous piece of material.