LARGE DIAMETER FILTER HOUSING WITH FLAT COVER AND BOTTOM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
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1. A liquid filter housing, comprising:
- an enclosure having a sidewall, a bottom and an open top;
an inlet and an outlet communicating with an interior of the enclosure to opposite sides of a filter media;
a cover adapted to close the open top;
a plurality of legs connected to the sidewall and extending below the bottom; and
the bottom is a flat plate coupled to a first support structure.
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Abstract
A liquid filter housing formed by an enclosure having a sidewall, a bottom and an open top. The bottom is formed from a support structure coupled to a flat plate. The cover may also be formed from a support structure coupled to a flat plate. A support member may be located between the bottom and a mounting surface. The enclosure has an inlet and an outlet communicating with an interior of the enclosure. The inlet and the outlet may be mounted to the bottom and a feed pipe used to direct the inlet flow proximate to an upper section of the enclosure. The cover may be adapted to close the open top, for example using eyebolts.
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23 Claims
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1. A liquid filter housing, comprising:
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an enclosure having a sidewall, a bottom and an open top;
an inlet and an outlet communicating with an interior of the enclosure to opposite sides of a filter media;
a cover adapted to close the open top;
a plurality of legs connected to the sidewall and extending below the bottom; and
the bottom is a flat plate coupled to a first support structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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5. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the inlet is coupled to an inlet riser that extends above a basket support plate located within the filter housing.
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18. A liquid filter housing, comprising:
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an enclosure having a sidewall, a bottom and an open top;
an inlet and an outlet communicating with an interior of the enclosure;
a cover adapted to close the open top;
a plurality of legs connected to the sidewall and extending below the bottom; and
a support leg connected to the bottom and extending below the bottom. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for manufacturing a filter housing, comprising the steps of:
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forming a first support structure by metal casting;
forming a bottom by welding the support structure to a flat plate;
forming a sidewall tube by bending a portion of material and welding the ends to each other;
welding the bottom to a first end of the sidewall tube;
welding an inlet and an outlet to one of the sidewall tube and the bottom; and
welding a plurality of legs to the sidewall tube. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A liquid filter housing, comprising:
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a cylindrical side wall with a top edge and a bottom edge;
a collar with a plurality of eye bolt assembly bottom support structures located on an outside edge of the collar;
the collar welded to the top edge;
a bottom formed from a first support structure welded to a first flat plate;
the bottom welded to the bottom edge;
a plurality of legs welded to the side wall dimensioned to extend below the bottom;
a support member welded to the bottom;
the support member dimensioned to extend below the bottom;
a cover formed from a second support structure welded to a second flat plate;
the cover detachably coupled to the collar by a plurality of eyebolt assemblies attached to the plurality of eye bolt assembly bottom support structure.
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