Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Filtration device having a latch mechanism
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Application No.: US17039385Application Date: 2020-09-30
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Publication No.: US11572854B2Publication Date: 2023-02-07
- Inventor: Timothy Sean Finn , Jeffrey Paul Nash
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Harrity & Harrity, LLP
- Main IPC: B01D39/00
- IPC: B01D39/00 ; F02M35/024 ; B01D46/00 ; B01D46/24 ; B01D46/10 ; B01D46/52

Abstract:
A filtration device may include a filter element and a housing that is configured to receive the filter element. The filter element may include a casing having a first outer surface and a flange connected to the first outer surface. The flange may include a plurality of snap members. A snap member, of the plurality of snap members, may include a fulcrum projecting from the flange and a lever mounted on the fulcrum. The housing may include a shell having a second outer surface and a plurality of ramp members. The plurality of ramp members may be fixedly connected to the second outer surface and may be configured to engage the plurality of snap members of the filter element. A ramp member, of the plurality of ramp members, may include an angled surface that extends from the second outer surface at an acute angle relative to the second outer surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220099054A1 FILTRATION DEVICE HAVING A LATCH MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2022-03-31
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