Patent ID: 7927407

Claim:
A desiccant/filter assembly comprising (a) a pouch member comprising an interior adapted for reception of desiccant therein and an exterior composed of an air permeable material, said pouch member extending along its length from a proximate end to a distal end; (b) a support located exterior to and supporting said pouch member, with said pouch member mounted to said support; and (c) a filter attached to said support and located proximate one of said pouch member ends; wherein said support is an elongated member having a proximate end and a distal end and wherein said proximate end of said pouch member is attached to said proximate end of said support and said distal end of said pouch is attached to said distal end of said support; wherein said pouch member comprises a pouch extension, said filter comprising an open area formed at one end of said support with said pouch extension extending over said open area to provide a filter medium; said pouch extension comprising a sleeve extension of said pouch, said sleeve extension connected to said pouch through a planar sealed area of said pouch, one end of said support comprising a tubular collar, wherein said sleeve extension and said collar are fixedly attached to each other to define said filter.