Patent ID: 8246708

Claim:
An air filter element comprising: (a) a media pack having opposite inlet and outlet ends; the media pack defining: (i) a set of inlet flutes open to passage of air to be filtered therein at the inlet end of the media pack and extending in a direction from the inlet end toward the outlet end; (ii) a set of outlet flutes closed to passage of air to be filtered therein at or near the inlet end of the media pack; and, extending in a direction between the opposite inlet and outlet ends; and, (iii) the media pack being closed to flow of unfiltered air into the inlet end and then passing outwardly from the opposite outlet end without filtering; (b) a sealing system including a radial seal member having an outwardly directed peripheral sealing surface oriented to form a releasable peripherally directed seal between the filter element and a housing annular sealing surface of an air cleaner housing; (i) the sealing system includes a molded radial seal member that has no portion which defines the peripheral sealing surface that also surrounds a largest outer diameter portion of the media pack.