Abstract 1. IN A FILTER, THE NOVEL COMBINATION COMPRISING: A COVER MEMBER AND A SUMP MEMBER FORMING A HOUSING FOR THE FULTER, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING AN OPEN END; A RIGID DIAPHRAGM SUPPORTED ON THE OPEN END OF SAID SUMP MEMBER DIVIDING THE SPACE WITHIN THE FORMED HOUSING INTO TWO SEPARATE CHAMBERS; ANNULAR SEAL MEANS ENCIRCLING SAID DIAPHRAGM AND WHEN PLACED UNDER COMPRESSION HOLDING SAID DIAPHARGM AGAINST MOVEMENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SEALING AGAINST LEAKAGE FROM SAID HOUSING BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS AND FROM ONE OF SAID CHAMBERS TO THE OTHER BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND DIAPHRAGM; AND CLAMP MEANS RELEASABLY CONNECTING THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS TOGETHER AND PLACING SAID ANNULAR SEAL MEANS UNDER COMPRESSION BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS WHEN CONNECTED TOGETHER BY SAID CLAMP MEANS.
IN A FILTER, THE NOVEL COMBINATION COMPRISING: A COVER MEMBER AND A SUMP MEMBER FORMING A HOUSING FOR THE FULTER, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING AN OPEN END; A RIGID DIAPHRAGM SUPPORTED ON THE OPEN END OF SAID SUMP MEMBER DIVIDING THE SPACE WITHIN THE FORMED HOUSING INTO TWO SEPARATE CHAMBERS; ANNULAR SEAL MEANS ENCIRCLING SAID DIAPHRAGM AND WHEN PLACED UNDER COMPRESSION HOLDING SAID DIAPHARGM AGAINST MOVEMENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SEALING AGAINST LEAKAGE FROM SAID HOUSING BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS AND FROM ONE OF SAID CHAMBERS TO THE OTHER BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND DIAPHRAGM; AND CLAMP MEANS RELEASABLY CONNECTING THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS TOGETHER AND PLACING SAID ANNULAR SEAL MEANS UNDER COMPRESSION BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS WHEN CONNECTED TOGETHER BY SAID CLAMP MEANS.
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IN A FILTER, THE NOVEL COMBINATION COMPRISING: A COVER MEMBER AND A SUMP MEMBER FORMING A HOUSING FOR THE FULTER, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING AN OPEN END; A RIGID DIAPHRAGM SUPPORTED ON THE OPEN END OF SAID SUMP MEMBER DIVIDING THE SPACE WITHIN THE FORMED HOUSING INTO TWO SEPARATE CHAMBERS; ANNULAR SEAL MEANS ENCIRCLING SAID DIAPHRAGM AND WHEN PLACED UNDER COMPRESSION HOLDING SAID DIAPHARGM AGAINST MOVEMENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SEALING AGAINST LEAKAGE FROM SAID HOUSING BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS AND FROM ONE OF SAID CHAMBERS TO THE OTHER BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND DIAPHRAGM; AND CLAMP MEANS RELEASABLY CONNECTING THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS TOGETHER AND PLACING SAID ANNULAR SEAL MEANS UNDER COMPRESSION BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS WHEN CONNECTED TOGETHER BY SAID CLAMP MEANS.