Fluid filter with stacked filtering elements

Claim 1

IN A FLUID FILTER, A PLURALITY OF THIN WASHER-SHAPED WIRE MESH FILTER ELEMENTS, A PLURALITY OF FLAT WASHER ELEMENTS, AN ELONGATED CENTRALLY LOCATED HOLLOW CORE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES IN THE SIDE WALLS THEREOF AND A PASSAGEWAY RUNNING THROUGH THE LONGITUDINAL EXTENT THEREOF, AN END PLATE FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO ONE END OF SAID CORE MEMBER, SAID END PLATE SEALING OFF ONE END OF SAID PASSAGEWAY, THE OTHER END OF SAID CORE MEMBER HAVING AN APERTURE FORMED THEREIN FOR PASSING FLUID, SAID FILTER ELEMENTS AND SAID FLAT WASHER ELEMENTS BEING ALTERNATELY STACKED ON SAID CORE MEMBER IN CONCENTRIC RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH TO SUBSTANTIALLY FILL UP SAID CORE MEMBER, SAID MESH FILTER ELEMENTS AND SAID FLAT WASHER ELEMENTS BEING FABRICATED OF A NON-CORROSIVE METAL SUCH THAT SAID FILTER ELEMENTS ARE NOT SUBSTANTIALLY DEFORMED BY AXIAL ASSEMBLY PRESSURE, SAID FILTER ELEMENTS IN THEIR INSTALLED POSITION BEING CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING HIGH FLUID PRESSURES RADIALLY WITHOUT DEFORMING, A LOAD WASHER MOUNTED ON SAID CORE MEMBER IN CONCENTRICITY THEREWITH ON TOP OF SAID STACKED FILTER AND WASHER ELEMENTS NEAR THE OTHER END OF SAID CORE MEMBER, AND TORQUE NUT ASSEMBLY MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE COMPRESSION OF SAID WASHER AND FILTER ELEMENTS AGAINST EACH OTHER.