Locking apparatus for filter elements

摘要

Apparatus for releasably securing filter elements against an apertured tube sheet in a dust collector filter housing includes a pair of locking bars movable between a first position spaced from the tube sheet and a second position adjacent the sheet. Resilient means on the locking bars press portions of the filter elements into sealing engagement with the tube sheet so that the filter elements depend from the sheet when the bars are in the second position and apparatus is provided for shifting the bars between the first and second positions.