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A filter housing assembly which inhibits the ingestion of foreign matter and particulates into the air intake and air flow openings of a motor vehicle to safeguard the interior cabin and HVAC equipment typically utilized in vehicles. The filter housing assembly of the present invention consists of a

A filter housing assembly which inhibits the ingestion of foreign matter and particulates into the air intake and air flow openings of a motor vehicle to safeguard the interior cabin and HVAC equipment typically utilized in vehicles. The filter housing assembly of the present invention consists of a filter housing member adapted to house a filter which may be integrated within the assembly as an integral manufactured component in sealable engagement or a snap-fit, modular engageable assembly which allows the selected filter to be removed and replaced at will to ensure that the air intake portions of the vehicle or free from debris and unwanted foreign matter.

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A filter housing assembly which inhibits the ingestion of foreign matter and particulates into the air intake and air flow openings of a motor vehicle to safeguard the interior cabin and HVAC equipment typically utilized in vehicles. The filter housing assembly of the present invention consists of a

A filter housing assembly which inhibits the ingestion of foreign matter and particulates into the air intake and air flow openings of a motor vehicle to safeguard the interior cabin and HVAC equipment typically utilized in vehicles. The filter housing assembly of the present invention consists of a filter housing member adapted to house a filter which may be integrated within the assembly as an integral manufactured component in sealable engagement or a snap-fit, modular engageable assembly which allows the selected filter to be removed and replaced at will to ensure that the air intake portions of the vehicle or free from debris and unwanted foreign matter. rface (321, 421) of (said base plate (320, 420). 5. The superabrasive wheel for mirror finishing according to claim 4, wherein each one of said superabrasive members comprises superabrasive grains bonded by a binder of a vitrified bond. 6. The superabrasive wheel for mirror finishing according to claim 4, wherein each one of said superabrasive members comprises superabrasive grains bonded by a binder of a resin bond. 7. The superabrasive wheel for mirror finishing according to claim 4, wherein each one of said superabrasive members (310, 410) has an angularly bent portion (314) located on said radially inner side where said two legs are joined to each other. 8. The superabrasive wheel for mirror finishing according to claim 4, wherein said sectional shape of each one of said superabrasive members (310) has a V-shape formed by said two legs. 9. The superabrasive wheel for mirror finishing according to claim 8, wherein said V-shape has an apex where said two legs are joined to each other, wherein said apex has an apex angle of at least 30° and not more than 150°. 10. The superabrasive wheel for mirror finishing according to claim 4, wherein said sectional shape of each one of said superabrasive members (410) has a curved shape with a curved surface formed by said two legs joined to each other. 11. The superabrasive wheel for mirror finishing according to claim 4, wherein said superabrasive members (310, 410) have working surfaces (312) that are substantially perpendicular to said central axis, and that have a total working area with a ratio of at least 5% and not more than 80% relative to an area of a ring shape defined between a first circle connecting said free edges of said legs of said superabrasive members (310, 410) with each other and a second circle connecting with each other inner peripheral bounds of said superabrasive members (310, 410) where said two legs are respectively joined to each other. 12. The superabrasive wheel for mirror finishing according to claim 4, wherein said superabrasive members (310, 410) contain superabrasive grains having a mean grain size of at least 0.1 μm and not more than 100 μm. 13. A superabrasive finishing wheel comprising: an annular base plate having an annular end surface that is circularly annular about a central axis and that extends along a base plane perpendicular to said central axis; and a plurality of superabrasive members that each respectively comprise a binder and superabrasive grains dispersed and bonded in said binder, and that are arranged on said annular end surface spaced apart from one another at intervals in a circumferential direction around said central axis; wherein: each respective superabrasive member of said superabrasive members has a base edge surface that is fixed onto said annular end surface of said annular base plate, a working edge surface opposite said base edge surface, a protrusion height of said superabrasive member protruding from said annular end surface between said base edge surface and said working edge surface, a uniform cross-sectional shape of said base edge surface and said working edge surface and at each cross-section plane parallel to said base plane between said base edge surface and said working edge surface, first and second major surfaces that are opposite each other, protrude outwardly from said annular end surface between said base edge surface and said working edge surface, and bound said cross-sectional shape therebetween, and a uniform thickness between said first and second major surfaces; and each said superabrasive member has a configuration selected from the group consisting of: a first configuration in which said first and second major surfaces are flat planar surfaces that are parallel to each other and that each have a parallelogram plane shape, and said cross-sectional shape is a parallelogram shape; and a second configuration in which said first and second major surfaces are non-planar surfaces which boun d two legs of said cross-sectional shape therebetween, said two legs respectively terminate at two free edges oriented outwardly away from said central axis, said two legs are joined to each other at a junction oriented inwardly toward said central axis, and said two legs bound therebetween a space that is open between said two free edges radially outwardly away from said central axis. 14. The superabrasive finishing wheel according to claim 13, wherein said protrusion height is greater than said thickness between said first and second major surfaces, said thickness is a smallest outer dimension of each said superabrasive member, and an area of said base edge surface and of said working edge surface is smaller than an area of said first major surface and of said second major surface. 15. The superabrasive finishing wheel according to claim 13, wherein each said superabrasive member has said first configuration. 16. The superabrasive finishing wheel according to claim 15, wherein said first and second major surfaces of each said superabrasive member extend parallel to a respective radial plane extending radially from said central axis through said respective superabrasive member. 17. The superabrasive finishing wheel according to claim 15, wherein said first and second surfaces of each said superabrasive member extend at an acute angle relative to a respective radial plane extending radially from said central axis and through said respective superabrasive member. 18. The superabrasive finishing wheel according to claim 13, wherein each said superabrasive member has said second configuration. 19. The superabrasive finishing wheel according to claim 18, wherein said first and second major surfaces are each respectively a compound surface comprising two planar surface portions that extend at an angle relative to one another and meet one another along an intersection line at said junction of said two legs, so that said cross-sectional shape is a V-shape formed by said two legs. 20. The superabrasive finishing wheel according to claim 19, wherein said angle at which said two planar surface portions extend relative to each other defines a span angle of said V-shape, which is in a range from 45° to 90°. 21. The superabrasive finishing wheel according to claim 18, wherein said first and second major surfaces each comprise curved surfaces, so that said cross-sectional shape is a C-shape formed by said two legs. 22. The superabrasive finishing wheel according to claim 21, wherein said curved surfaces each have a curvature along a respective circular arc. 23. The superabrasive finishing wheel according to claim 13, wherein said annular end surface comprises an annular groove in an annular end face of said base plate, and said base edge surfaces of said superabrasive members are seated into and fixed in said annular groove.