Patent ID: 7597734

Claim:
A filter element comprising: (a) a first, outer tubular construction of filter media; the first outer tubular construction of filter media defining a first open filter interior; (b) a second, inner tubular construction of filter media; the second inner tubular construction of filter media defining a second open filter interior; (i) the second construction of filter media being located within the first open filter interior; (ii) the second construction of filter media being radially spaced from the first construction of filter media; (iii) the second open filter interior defining an unfiltered fluid channel; (c) a plastic inner liner within the first open filter interior supporting the first construction of filter media; (d) a plastic outer liner within the first open filter interior supporting the second construction of filter media; (i) a filtered fluid channel being defined between the inner liner and the outer liner; and (e) a brace arrangement radially between the first construction of filter media and the second construction of filter media.