Patent ID: 6849179

Claim:
A filter positioned within an opening in a housing between a first fluid side and a second fluid side, comprising: a filter body having a first end, a second end and a sidewall joining the first end and the second end, the sidewall of the filter including a plurality of openings and the second end of the filter including a first support section, a second support section and a mid section connecting the first support section and the second support section; a filter media covering the openings in the sidewall of the filter body, the media being capable of removing impurities from fluid flowing from the first fluid side to the second fluid side through the openings; the first support section including a passage and the mid section including at least one aperture, whereby fluid is capable of flowing from the first fluid side through the filter media to the passage and though the passage in the first support section and the aperture in the mid section to the second fluid side, and the second support section being capable of sealing the opening in the housing, wherein the filter media removes impurities from the fluid before it exits the filter.