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Filter and method of making same
Assignee: AMF Inc A CORP OF
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Filing: 1981-01-08
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Granted: 1982-06-22
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Expires: 2001-01-08
Abstract
Abstract A deformable liquid filter with means for purging air and gases having a housing with spaced flexible walls and a hydrophilic membrane defining a collapsible inlet chamber with air and gas vent means on one side of the membrane and an outlet chamber on the opposite side of the membrane with membrane support means which prevents the outlet chamber from collapsing.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon Leeke
- 👤 Timothy Webster
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:05
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D19/00; B01D19/0031; A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/14; A61M5/165; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/75; A61M2205/7527; A61M2205/7536; A61M5/36; A61M5/38; A61M5/385
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A deformable liquid filter with means for manually purging air and gases, comprising a housing having a pair of flexible walls in spaced apart face to face alignment and sealed together at the edges; a hydrophilic membrane in said housing with its edges sealed between said sealed edges dividing the space between said pair of walls into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber; a longitudinally spaced pair of tubular members extending through opposite ends of said housing each communicating with a different one of said chambers and being sealed between the sealed edges of said membrane and a different one of said pair of walls; one of said pair of walls having vent means for said inlet chamber and being movable toward said membrane for manually collapsing said inlet chamber urging air and gases to be purged through said vent means; and the other of said pair of walls having means supporting said membrane and preventing said outlet chamber from collapsing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A deformable liquid filter with means for manually purging air and gases, comprising a housing having a pair of flexible walls in spaced apart face to face alignment and sealed together at the edges; a hydrophilic membrane in said housing with its edges sealed between said sealed edges dividing the space between said pair of walls into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber; a longitudinally spaced pair of tubular members extending through opposite ends of said housing each communicating with a different one of said chambers and being sealed between the sealed edges of said membrane and a different one of said pair of walls; one of said pair of walls having vent means for said inlet chamber and being movable toward said membrane for manually collapsing said inlet chamber urging air and gases to be purged through said vent means; and the other of said pair of walls having means supporting said membrane and preventing said outlet chamber from collapsing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A deformable liquid filter in accordance with claim 1, and said vent means comprising at least one opening through said one of said pair of walls; and a hydrophobic membrane extending across said opening and being adhered to said one of said pair of walls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A deformable liquid filter in accordance with claim 1, and said support means comprising a laterally spaced series of longitudinal ribs extending from said other of said pair of walls into said outlet chamber to said membrane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A deformable liquid filter in accordance with claim 3, and said vent means comprising at least one opening through said one of said pair of walls; and a hydrophobic membrane extending across said opening and being adhered to said one of said pair of walls.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of making a deformable liquid filter with means for manually purging air and gases, comprising the steps of providing a pair of spaced apart flexible walls, one with vent means for air and gases and the other with a laterally spaced series of longitudinal ribs extending toward said one of said walls; providing a pair of tubular members each extending across the edges of said membrane and wall at opposite sides thereof sealing the edges of said walls together with the edges of said membrane sealed therebetween and simultaneously sealing the edges of said membrane and a different one of said pair of walls to each of said tubular members.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of making a deformable liquid filter with means for manually purging air and gases, comprising the steps of providing a pair of spaced apart flexible walls, one with vent means for air and gases and the other with a laterally spaced series of longitudinal ribs extending toward said one of said walls; providing a pair of tubular members each extending across the edges of said membrane and wall at opposite sides thereof sealing the edges of said walls together with the edges of said membrane sealed therebetween and simultaneously sealing the edges of said membrane and a different one of said pair of walls to each of said tubular members.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method of making a deformable liquid filter in accordance with claim 5, and further including the preliminary steps of making at least one opening through said one of said pair of walls; and adhering a hydrophobic membrane to said one of said pair of walls across said opening.
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