Snap in place natural gas filter
US10046263B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2265/029
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A filter that is retained in a shell housing by the use of a snap connection. The filter includes an endplate having snap features that interact with a groove in an inner portion of the shell housing. The groove may extend 360 degrees around an inner circumference of the shell housing. Accordingly, when the shell is unthreaded from the head for service (e.g., during a filter replacement service), the shell only needs to be displaced the length of the inner radial seal interface between the shell and the head, not the entire length of the filter media thereby minimizing the stroke length needed to service the filter assembly.
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