JOINED FILTER MEDIA PLEAT PACKS
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Abstract
A joined filter media pleat pack assembly.
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30 Claims
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11. A joined filter media pleat pack assembly comprising at least two filter media pleat packs, each filter media pleat pack having a longitudinal axis and comprising a plurality of longitudinal pleats having folds, wherein each pleat comprises a root and a crown, wherein each filter media pleat pack has a thickness and two terminal edges oriented perpendicular to the folds of the pleats, wherein the longitudinal axis of each filter media pleat pack is positioned in a substantially non-parallel orientation with respect to the longitudinal axis of each adjacent filter media pleat pack, and wherein at least one terminal edge of each filter media pleat pack is assembled in a seam with the terminal edge of an adjacent filter media pleat pack, wherein at least one of:
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(a) the seam comprises structure wherein the pleats of one filter media pleat pack are interleaved with the pleats of an adjacent filter media pleat pack, wherein the crown of each pleat in one filter media pleat pack is nested with a corresponding crown of an adjacent filter media pleat pack, and wherein the root of each pleat in one filter media pleat pack is nested with a corresponding root of an adjacent filter media pleat pack, and wherein the crowns of each pleat in one pleat pack overlap the crowns of each pleat in an adjacent filter media pleat pack, or (b) the seam comprises structure wherein at least a portion of the terminal edges of adjacent filter media pleat packs are mitered at complimentary angles and assembled in mating relation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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