Disposable filter cartridge

摘要

A disposable filter cartridge for suspension from the tube sheet in a baghouse. A wire mesh cylindrical cage is rigidly fitted with a diffuser having plurality of flexible fingers which sealingly encircle the tube sheet collar. A fabric filter sleeve encases the cage and has an upper seal skirt of greater diameter than the outside diameter of the diffuser. The cage may be equipped with a bottom end cap having an annular groove adjacent the cage to facilitate crimping thereon. The bottom of an open filter sleeve may be provided with a cuff having a continuous sealing band disposed therein of slightly larger diameter than the bottom end cap.