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1. An apparatus for monitoring reduced fluid flow through a filter comprising:
- an enclosed open ended channel extending from a facing side of a filter to a trailing side of the filter; and
a shuttle piston slidably fitting within said open ended channel and configured to resistively reciprocate through said open ended channel from the facing side of the filter to the trailing side of the filter responsive to a fluid flow pressure indicative of a predetermined reduction in a fluid flow.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for monitoring reduced fluid flow through a filter. A filter, more particularly a fluid flow filter or an air filter when contaminated can suffer from a reduced fluid flow, which will often deform to match the fluid flow or more particularly in the case of an air filter—the air flow.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring reduced fluid flow through a filter comprising:
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an enclosed open ended channel extending from a facing side of a filter to a trailing side of the filter; and a shuttle piston slidably fitting within said open ended channel and configured to resistively reciprocate through said open ended channel from the facing side of the filter to the trailing side of the filter responsive to a fluid flow pressure indicative of a predetermined reduction in a fluid flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for monitoring reduced fluid flow through a filter comprising:
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an enclosed open ended channel configured to extend a predetermined length where said predetermined length is sufficient to extend a distance corresponding to a thickness of a predetermined filter size; and a shuttle piston slidably fitting within said open ended channel and configured to resistively reciprocate through said open ended channel from a facing side of the open ended channel to a trailing side of the open ended channel responsive to a predetermined fluid flow pressure. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method for monitoring reduced fluid flow through a filter comprising:
extending an enclosed open ended channel extending from a facing side of a filter through to a trailing side of the filter, where said enclosed open ended channel includes a shuttle piston slidably fitting within said open ended channel and configured to resistively reciprocate through said open ended channel from the facing side of the filter to the trailing side of the filter responsive to a fluid flow pressure indicative of a predetermined reduction in a fluid flow. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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