Patent ID: 8709247

Claim:
A filter arrangement comprising: a filter base; a filter element selectively mountable to the filter base, the filter element including: an outer housing including a sidewall defining an open end; a filter cartridge axially received within the filter housing slidable between a released position relative to the housing where the filter cartridge can be removed from the housing a first amount of axial force and an inserted position relative to the housing where a second amount of force, greater than the first amount of force, is required to axially transition the filter element relative to the filter housing to the released position, the filter cartridge including filter media for filtering fluid passing through the filter element; and an auto-ejecting interface provided between the filter element and the filter base configured to transition the filter cartridge to the released position from the inserted position as the filter element is transitioned from a mounted state to an unmounted state relative to the filter base.