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An air cleaner including a housing and a filter element. The housing has an air inlet and an air outlet, and includes a body having an open end, and a removable end cap adapted to close the open end of the body. The filter element is positioned within the housing between the air inlet and the air ou

An air cleaner including a housing and a filter element. The housing has an air inlet and an air outlet, and includes a body having an open end, and a removable end cap adapted to close the open end of the body. The filter element is positioned within the housing between the air inlet and the air outlet. The filter element is securely attached to the end cap to be removable from the housing when the end cap is removed from the body. The permanent attachment of the filter element to the housing end cap in accordance results in a more reliable filter because the proper sized filter element is always present and securely positioned in the housing when the housing is closed.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An air cleaner which comprises:a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, the housing comprisinga body having a closed end, a side portion, and an open end, andan end cap removably connected to the side portion of the body at the open end to close the open end of th

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An air cleaner which comprises:a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, the housing comprisinga body having a closed end, a side portion, and an open end, andan end cap removably connected to the side portion of the body at the open end to close the open end of the body; anda filter element positioned within the housing between the air inlet and the air outlet when the end cap is connected to the body, the filter element being permanently attached to the end cap, the filter element being removable from the body when the end cap is removed from the body.