Patent ID: 8256625

Claim:
A filter cartridge for use in a fluid filtration system including a sump coupled to a filter head, said filter cartridge comprising: a top end cap and a bottom end cap spaced apart from said top end cap, said bottom end cap comprising a lip that extends upwardly from said bottom end cap towards said top end cap, said lip comprising at least one alignment tab extending radially outward from a top edge of said lip such that a radially outer edge of said at least one alignment tab is configured to engage an inner side wall of said sump to facilitate a vertical positioning of said filter cartridge; a filter media disposed between said top end cap and said bottom end cap; and a filter outlet channel defined within said filter media and extending between said top end cap and said bottom end cap, said filter outlet channel including an open top end proximate said top end cap and a closed bottom end proximate said bottom end cap.