Patent ID: 8062402

Claim:
A filter housing assembly comprising: a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a filter frame assembly disposed within the housing between the inlet and the outlet and sealingly coupled to the housing, the filter frame assembly having one or more filter receiving apertures; wherein a flow path is defined through the housing such that air enters through the inlet, passes through the filter frame assembly, and exits through the outlet; a holding clamp pivotably coupled to the filter frame assembly and having one or more clamp apertures that respectively align parallel with the one or more filter receiving apertures when the holding clamp is in a closed position, the holding clamp configured to sealingly hold one or more filters against the filter frame assembly between the clamp apertures and the filter receiving apertures when the holding clamp is in the closed position; and an automatic latch coupled to one of the filter frame assembly or the holding clamp, the automatic latch configured to automatically secure the holding clamp relative to the filter frame assembly as the holding clamp is rotated into the closed position.