FILTER ASSEMBLY AND CARTRIDGE THEREFOR

摘要

An assembly is provided of filter bowl (10), cartridge (12) and head (11) in which the filter bowl (10) can be removed after it has descended from the filter head (11) through a distance corresponding to only a minor part of the length of the filter cartridge (12). The cartridge (12) is a push fit into a vertical port (52) in the filter head (11). Flange (18) of the cartridge (12) and slotted buttress (44) of the bowl (12) establish a mechanical connection between the filter bowl (10) and the filter cartridge (12) so that the filter bowl (10) and the filter cartridge (12) are together mountable to and demountable from the filter head (11). The filter cartridge (12) having the support flange (18) that coacts with the buttress (44) is also claimed per se.