In-tank fluid filter with plastic retainer
US8715497B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D35/0273
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An in-tank fluid filter has a filter body made of porous material and a plastic outlet port attached to the filter body for connecting the filter to a pump. A plastic retainer is integrally formed on the outlet port, the retainer comprising a tab extending in a plane perpendicular to the flow axis, the tab having a first surface proximate the pump and a second surface remote from the pump, the tab having an aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface with an effective cross-section at the first surface that is larger than the post cross-section and that is reduced toward the second surface to an effective cross-section that is smaller than the post cross-section.
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