Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Air filter with cantilever tab and engine air filter assembly incorporating same
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Application No.: US15443910Application Date: 2017-02-27
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Publication No.: US10508624B2Publication Date: 2019-12-17
- Inventor: Benny Mathew Varghese , Timothy L. Krull , Steven J. Merritt , Jeffrey E. D. Rogers
- Applicant: Benny Mathew Varghese , Timothy L. Krull , Steven J. Merritt , Jeffrey E. D. Rogers
- Applicant Address: US NE Kearney
- Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Baldwin Filters, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NE Kearney
- Agency: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.
- Main IPC: F02M35/024
- IPC: F02M35/024 ; B01D46/00 ; B01D46/24 ; F02M35/02

Abstract:
An air filter, an air filter assembly, and method of installing the air filter into a housing of the air filter assembly are provided. The air filter includes an attachment portion and a lock tab. The lock tab is carried by and resiliently moveable relative to the attachment portion. The lock tab is located radially outward from the attachment portion and movable circumferentially about a central axis of the air filter. Another feature relates to using an end stop in a housing as a catch. Yet another feature relates to using a perforated end cap and capping such perforations with a housing seal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180245548A1 AIR FILTER WITH CANTILEVER TAB AND ENGINE AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING SAME Public/Granted day:2018-08-30
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