PAINT INTAKE FILTER GUARD

摘要

The invention is a filter assembly which includes (a) an open-ended three-dimensional filter medium defining an internal chamber, (b) a collar sealingly contacting the open end of the filter medium with an access port extending through the collar in fluid communication with the internal chamber, and (c) a plurality of peripherally spaced protective columns extending along and spaced outwardly from the sidewall of the filter medium with each protective column having a proximal end coupled to the collar and a distal end extending beyond the closed end of the filter medium.