US4156601A
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Filter cartridge and method of manufacturing the filter cartridge
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-03-24
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Granted: 1979-05-29
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Expires: 1998-03-24
Abstract
Abstract A filter cartridge for filtering fluids comprising: a cylindrical porous support tube which is permeable to the fluid to be filtered; at least one layer of boro-silicate glass filter paper being wrapped around the cylindrical support; a porous sleeve including a wall having a longitudinal slit therein to allow wrapping of the sleeve around the filter paper; and a zipper affixed to the wall which closes the slit and maintains the position of the glass filter paper without damage to the paper. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a filter cartridge having as a principle filtering element a boro-silicate glass paper which is very fragile and can be seriously degraded by crushing. The method comprises wrapping at least one layer of boro-silicate glass paper around a cylindrical porous support; wrapping a cylindrical porous sleeve including a wall having a longitudinal slit therein around the filter paper to secure and protect the filter paper; and closing the slit by closing a zipper attached to the wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter P. Pieciak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:58
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/24; B01D46/2403; B01D46/2411; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A filter cartridge for filtering fluids comprising: (a) a cylindrical support means which is permeable to the fluid to be filtered; (b) at least one layer of filter paper which is wrapped around the cylindrical support means, the filter paper comprising low density, highly crushable porous glass paper, said filter paper being supported on the cylindrical support means; (c) cylindrical porous sleeve means including a wall having a longitudinal slit therein, said sleeve means being flexible and capable of being wrapped around and providing external support for the filter paper; and (d) zipper means for closing the slit in said sleeve means, said zipper means extending the length of said longitudinal slit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A filter cartridge for filtering fluids comprising: (a) a cylindrical support means which is permeable to the fluid to be filtered; (b) at least one layer of filter paper which is wrapped around the cylindrical support means, the filter paper comprising low density, highly crushable porous glass paper, said filter paper being supported on the cylindrical support means; (c) cylindrical porous sleeve means including a wall having a longitudinal slit therein, said sleeve means being flexible and capable of being wrapped around and providing external support for the filter paper; and (d) zipper means for closing the slit in said sleeve means, said zipper means extending the length of said longitudinal slit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein said support means comprises a preforated steel tube having radially inwardly projecting flanges at each end thereof and further including a top plate, and a bottom defining a retaining wall at its outer periphery, one flange of the preforated steel tube being affixed to the bottom at a position spaced from said retaining wall and wherein said filter paper is secured between said retaining wall and said preforated steel tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 2 wherein said plate includes a downwardly depending flange and the other flange of the preforated steel tube is affixed to the top plate at a position spaced from said downwardly depending flange and wherein the filter paper is secured between the downwardly depending flange and the preforated steel tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cartridge according to claim 3 wherein said filter paper comprises a plurality of layers of boro-silicate glass paper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 2 wherein said one flange of the perforated steel tube is affixed to the bottom by means of a plurality of rivets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 3 wherein said flanges of the perforated steel tube are affixed to the top plate and bottom by a plurality of rivets.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A cartridge according to claim 1 wherein said filter paper comprises boro-silicate glass paper.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A cartridge according to claim 7 wherein said means for closing the slit comprises a zipper attached to the wall of said sleeve means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A cartridge according to claim 8 wherein said support means comprises a perforated steel tube which has wrapped around it at least one layer of fiberglass screening.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A cartridge according to claim 6 and further including an agglomerator comprising a polyester cloth-like mat wrapped around a wire grid, said agglomerator positioned within said perforated steel tube.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 10 wherein said top plate includes a downwardly depending lip to define an air flow passage, said lip retaining the agglomerator between the lip and the perforated steel tube.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 11 wherein said bottom includes an annular groove which defines an inner retaining wall, said retaining wall securing said agglomerator between the retaining wall and the preforated steel tube.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cartridge according to claim 12 wherein said sleeve means comprises a polyester non-woven felt sheet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A cartridge according to claim 13 wherein a strip of polyester non-woven felt is placed between the zipper and the boro-silicate glass paper.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cartridge according to claim 14 wherein said felt sheet functions as a prefilter for the cartridge.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 1 and further including a strip of porous material placed between said zipper means and the filter paper.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cartridge according to claim 16 wherein said filter paper comprises a plurality of layers of boro-silicate glass paper.
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