Patent ID: 8460420

Claim:
A replaceable engine intake air filter for assembly between a mounting bracket and a shroud, the air filter comprising: a housing configured for detachable connection to the bracket and the shroud, the housing having walls that cooperate to define a closed shape, and the housing defines a flow path that extends through a volume bounded by the walls of the housing from an air inlet on one side of the housing to an air outlet on another side of the housing; and a filter medium that is adhered to the walls of the housing so that the housing and the filter medium are integrally joined together as a unit, the filter medium filling the extent of the closed shape defined by the walls of the housing, such that air flowing from the air inlet must pass through the filter medium to reach the air outlet; where the housing includes a mounting element that cooperates with a corresponding element of the bracket to secure the housing to the bracket independently of the shroud, and the housing includes a receptacle in a wall of the housing for receiving a fastening element for securing the shroud to the housing.