Patent ID: 6905529

Claim:
A method of joining and unjoining sections of a filter membrane support structure having a first section and a second section, the first section having a first longitudinal axis and the second section having a second longitudinal axis, the method comprising the steps of: positioning the first section of the support structure, the first section having a cross section, said cross section presenting a first width and a second width spaced apart from said first width, the second width being less than the first width and presenting a path of travel therebetween; aligning a second section of the support structure so that the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are substantially axially aligned, the second section of the support structure including a glide member having opposed elements, the opposed elements being resiliently receivable within the cross section and the opposed elements being biased toward the first width; advancing the second section and the first section toward one another so that the opposed elements are resiliently deformed and then resiliently return toward the first width thereby joining the first section to the second section.