Combined filter element and frame therefor

- Donaldson Company, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a combined filter element and frame therefor according to the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a front elevational view thereof, a rear elevational view not being shown as it is a mirror image of the front elevational view;

FIG. 3 shows a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 shows a right side elevational view, a left side elevational view not being shown as it is a mirror image of the right side elevational view .

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Patent History
Patent number: D425189
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 6, 1998
Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Gary R. Gillingham (Prior Lake, MN), Bernard A. Matthys (Apple Valley, MN), Joseph C. Tokar (Apple Valley, MN), Daniel T. Risch (Burnsville, MN)
Primary Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Law Firm: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 0/88,181
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter (D23/365); Air Treatment (D23/355)
International Classification: 2304;