Abstract: A filter apparatus having a bag filter subassembly for collecting contaminating material. The bag filter subassembly includes a bag filter having a top end portion and a gasket ring having a groove receiving the top end portion. The gasket ring is a molded article, composed of a polyurethane composition. The groove has opposite sidewalls with molded protrusions caused by recesses in the top end portion. The recesses can be microscopically small, depending upon the fabric of the filter bag.