Patent ID: 7632325

Claim:
A filter assembly for use in a baghouse, the baghouse having a tube sheet with a plurality of openings, the filter assembly comprising: a first filter element including a mounting structure at a first axial end to attach the first filter element to the tube sheet adjacent an opening, a first tubular member fixed to and extending from the mounting structure, a first pleated filter media disposed adjacent to the first tubular member, and a first member having a threaded portion connected with the tubular member at a second axial end of the first filter element; a second filter element including a second member having a threaded portion at a first axial end, a second tubular member connected with and extending from the second member, a second pleated filter media disposed adjacent to the second tubular member; and the first and second threaded members being tubular and the threaded portions being threadedly engageable to connect the first filter element with the second filter element and permit fluid communication between the first and second filter elements, the threaded portions of the first and second members located outside the axial extents of the first and second filter elements.