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Filter units

Assignee: Whitnash PLC
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Filing: 1979-05-01
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Granted: 1980-12-02
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Expires: 1999-05-01
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Abstract

Abstract This invention relates to fluid filter units comprising a canister having a filter element permanently retained in the canister by an end plate. The end plate is attached to the canister by a closing ring which is joined to the end plate and which forms a seam joint with the mouth of the canister. An annular seal is provided at the junction of fluid leakage paths past the end plate to the inner and outer peripheries of the closing ring so that the seal closes both leakage paths. Such filter units are particularly suitable for the lubrication systems of internal combustion engines.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert Fearnhead

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 11:27
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D27/00; B01D27/08; B01D27/10; B01D27/103; B01D27/106; B01D2201/00; B01D2201/34; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/17

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
A fluid filter unit comprising: a canister; a filter element housed within the canister; an end plate located in the mouth of the canister for permanently retaining the element in the canister and providing means for detachably mounting the filter element into a fluid flow path; a closing ring means joined to the end plate and having outer peripheral portions forming a seam joint with the mouth of the canister; and a preformed elastomeric sealing ring located under axial and radial compression in a space defined by the internal surface of the canister mouth, the closing ring means and the end plate, said sealing ring thereby closing a leakage path past the radially outer periphery of the end plate to both the radially inner and outer peripheries of the closing ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 131 words
A fluid filter unit comprising: a canister; a filter element housed within the canister; an end plate located in the mouth of the canister for permanently retaining the element in the canister and providing means for detachably mounting the filter element into a fluid flow path; a closing ring means joined to the end plate and having outer peripheral portions forming a seam joint with the mouth of the canister; and a preformed elastomeric sealing ring located under axial and radial compression in a space defined by the internal surface of the canister mouth, the closing ring means and the end plate, said sealing ring thereby closing a leakage path past the radially outer periphery of the end plate to both the radially inner and outer peripheries of the closing ring.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-12-02 1984-06-02 1984-12-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-12-02 1988-06-02 1988-12-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-12-02 1992-06-02 1992-12-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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