Patent ID: 7318851

Claim:
A filter element comprising: a filter pack, a seal member, and a seal support frame operatively connecting the seal member to the filter pack, the seal member being formed separately from the seal support frame; the filter pack having first and second oppositely facing flow faces, and defining a longitudinal axis passing through the first and second flow faces; and the seal support frame including a canted annular extension thereof, for supporting the seal member, the canted annular extension projecting from one of the first and second flow faces of the filter pack at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis, and having a first end and a distal end thereof; the seal support frame further including an inwardly canted intermediate annular segment extending between the first end of the canted annular extension and the one of the first and second flow faces of the filter pack, to thereby form a V-shaped, outwardly opening, annular groove at the juncture of the canted annular extension and the inwardly canted intermediate annular segment.