Patent ID: 8486172

Claim:
A filter element for a housing having a mounting panel defining an opening and having an annular sealing surface surrounding the opening, further including a cover having an annular seal load member defining an groove with a terminating flange projecting toward the opening in a closed position, the filter element comprising: a tubular ring of filter media sized to be received through said opening; a bottom end cap sealingly bonded to a bottom end of the tubular ring of filter media; a top end cap, the top end cap including: an annular disc portion having a central opening, the annular disc portion sealingly bonded to a top end of the tubular ring of filter media; an annular seal support; and a radial spacer wall integral with the annular disc portion spacing the annular seal support radially outward from the tubular ring of filter media, the annular seal support projecting from the radial spacer wall in a direction opposite the bottom end cap, wherein a clearance space is provided adapted to receive the terminating flange; and an annular seal member carried by the annular seal support and adapted to seal against the annular sealing surface.