US 12,110,069 B2
Power steering fluid filter assembly
Toby Kuntzelman, Winnebago, IL (US); and Anthony Holguin, Dixon, IL (US)
Filed by Plews, Inc., Dixon, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/991,419.
Prior Publication US 2022/0048562 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 5/06 (2006.01); B01D 35/02 (2006.01); B62D 5/30 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 5/062 (2013.01) [B01D 35/02 (2013.01); B62D 5/30 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power steering fluid filter assembly comprising:
a housing defining an interior chamber having an upstream end and downstream end, said housing being substantially cylindrical having a substantially circular cross-section and longitudinal axis and at least one filter element through which fluid flowing through said housing passes;
a plurality of inlet nozzles (inlet nozzles), each of which are selectively removable at the upstream end of said housing, said inlet nozzles having same sized cylindrical protrusions for fitting within said housing and differentially sized hose barbs for fitting within differentially sized hoses feeding power steering fluid to said housing, wherein the differentially sized hose barbs of the plurality of inlet nozzles change an inlet interior diameter of the housing having the at least one filter element;
a plurality of outlet nozzles (outlet nozzles), each of which are selectively removable at the downstream end of said housing, said outlet nozzles having same sized cylindrical protrusions for fitting within said housing and differentially sized hose barbs for fitting within differentially sized hoses through which power steering fluid exiting said housing passes, wherein the differentially sized hose barbs of the plurality of outlet nozzles change an outlet interior diameter of the housing having the at least one filter element.