provided with leading and trailing edge construction ensuring proper installation orientation a filter frame is provided with removal assist construction for service personnel application_number US 50571509 A description fig1 3 show a filter element 20 including filter media 22 for passing fluid e g air liquid or other fluid flow therethrough as shown at arrows 24 26 from an upstream side 28 to a downstream side 30 a filter frame 32 circumscribes filter media 22 for supporting the filter media in a housing such as 34 fig7 sealing material 36 between filter media 22 and filter frame 32 provides a seal therebetween blocking bypass of fluid around the filter media from the upstream side to the downstream side all as is known filter frame 32 fig4 6 has a channel 38 receiving the sealing material therein in initially flowable form flowing into contact with filter media 22 and filter frame 32 and forming seal 36 therebetween examples of sealing material include foamed hot melt as known in the art which may include polymers including polyamide polyester polyurethane the sealing material is introduced by pouring or the like into channel 38 and then solidifies to form a seal channel 38 has a first depth channel section 40 fig4 5 of a first channel depth receiving the sealing material and a second channel section 42 fig4 6 of a second channel depth receiving the sealing material the noted second channel depth fig6.