Patent ID: 7588618

Claim:
A horizontal flow filter cassette rack comprising: a three dimensional rectangular rack wherein at least a front and two opposing sides are open; an upper and a lower sealing support track spanning one of said two opposing sides of said rack wherein said upper sealing support track is proximate the top of said rack and said lower sealing support track is proximate the bottom of said rack; and an upper and a lower non-sealing support track spanning the other of said two opposing sides of said rack wherein said upper non-sealing support track is horizontally oriented with said sealing support track and said lower non-sealing support track is horizontally oriented with said lower sealing support track; wherein said upper sealing support track is mounted within said rack having a filter cassette engaging side on an inwardly extending cassette guide, said sealing support track is longitudinally extending with a fastener head retaining slot and an oppositely opening gasket retaining slot formed therein where said fastener head retaining slot is proximate said rack and vertically oriented with said filter cassette engaging side of said cassette guide and said gasket retaining slot is proximate said fastener head retaining slot and vertically oriented with said filter cassette engaging side of said cassette guide, and a filter cassette retaining flange vertically depending from said filter cassette engaging side of said cassette guide proximate an edge opposite said fastener head retaining slot.