Patent ID: 7294263

Claim:
A dual pump and filter assembly comprising: a primary pump including a pump body defining an inlet bore; an auxiliary pump including a mounting surface defining an inlet aperture generally perpendicular to said inlet bore; a filter housing attached to the primary pump and the auxiliary pump, said filter housing including: a primary outlet portion defining a primary outlet passage, said primary outlet portion adapted to extend into said pump inlet bore such that the primary outlet passage is in fluid communication with the inlet bore; and an auxiliary outlet portion defining an auxiliary outlet passage, the auxiliary outlet portion terminating in a mounting flange wherein the mounting flange is adapted for attachment to the mounting surface of the auxiliary pump such that the auxiliary outlet passage is in fluid communication with the inlet aperture; a primary filter disposed in the filter housing such that the primary filter is in fluid communication with the primary outlet passage; and an auxiliary filter disposed in the filter housing such that the auxiliary filter is in fluid communication with the auxiliary outlet passage.