US4746338A
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Gas filter
Assignee: Willpower Compressed Air Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1987-04-10
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Granted: 1988-05-24
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Expires: 2007-04-10
Abstract
Abstract A gas filter comprises at least two separately dismountable self-contained filter sections each of which contains at least one gas purifying material effective to remove at least one contaminant from gas passed through filter. Each section comprises a cylindrical container having mounting means at each end thereof for joining to another filter section. Where it is required to remove more than one contaminant, each filter section may contain a different purifying material, for example one section contains a desiccant to remove water, and a second section contains activated charcoal to remove a further contaminant. The filter container walls are transparent and a water sensitive indicator strip is mounted on an inner face to provide visual indication of the level of water absorbed by the purifying material. A housing with transparent walls and removable cap for receiving the multi-section filter is also described.
Inventors
- 👤 Clifford C. B. Williams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 06:03
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/26; B01D53/261; B01D46/00; B01D46/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A gas filter through which gas is passed to remove contaminants, comprising a plurality of filter sections including gas purifying substances, having transparent walls and that are joined one to another in end-to-end relationship for gas to be filtered to pass through each filter section in turn, the filter sectins being removably mounted in a housing that has a closure cap at one end that is removable to permit mounting of the filter sections in the housing, the housing including connection means having gas inlet and outlet connections, this connection means being disposed to be undisturbed by removal of the filter sections, the housing having a transparent wall, the filter sections being provided with an internal water sensitive or oil sensitive contaminant sensitive strip, and these sensitive strips being viewable through the transparent walls of the filter sections and the housing, instructive material carried by the filter sections also being visible through the housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A gas filter through which gas is passed to remove contaminants, comprising a plurality of filter sections including gas purifying substances, having transparent walls and that are joined one to another in end-to-end relationship for gas to be filtered to pass through each filter section in turn, the filter sectins being removably mounted in a housing that has a closure cap at one end that is removable to permit mounting of the filter sections in the housing, the housing including connection means having gas inlet and outlet connections, this connection means being disposed to be undisturbed by removal of the filter sections, the housing having a transparent wall, the filter sections being provided with an internal water sensitive or oil sensitive contaminant sensitive strip, and these sensitive strips being viewable through the transparent walls of the filter sections and the housing, instructive material carried by the filter sections also being visible through the housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A gas filter according to claim 1, wherein the first separately dismountable filter section contains desiccant material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A gas filter according to claim 1, wherein the indicator strip comprises a tap impregnated with cobalt salt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A gas filter according to claim 1, wherein the filter sections contain several purifying substances effective to remove more than one contaminant and each substance is contained in a separate filter section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A gas filter according to claim 4, wherein each separately dismountable filter section contains a different substance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A gas filter according to claim 4, wherein at least one of said filter sections contains a plurality of filtering substances.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A gas filter according to claim 6, wherein in said one filter section the plurality of substances are arranged in layers transverse the general direction of gas flow.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A gas filter according to claim 1, wherein each filter section comprises a hollow container having at each end thereof means for mounting one filter section to another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A gas filter according to claim 8, wherein means is provided adjacent the mounting means at each end of each filter section for retaining a filtering substance within a container.
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