End connector with offset cross-hole

A fluid flow control device, comprising:

• a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid flow passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet;
• a valve seat disposed in the fluid flow passageway and defining a first seating surface, the first seating surface oriented along a seating axis;
• a control element movably disposed in the valve body relative to the first seating surface to control fluid flow through the fluid flow passageway;
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• an end connector coupled to the valve body, the end connector comprising a body and a cross-hole formed through at least a portion of the body, the body comprising a flange having first and second surfaces, the body further comprising an annular wall extending outward from the first surface of the flange, and a second seating surface extending outward from the second surface of the flange and configured to engage an external surface of the valve body, the cross-hole extending between a first end located between the first and second surfaces of the flange and a second end defined by the second seating surface, the cross-hole centered entirely along a first axis that is offset from the seating axis, and the cross-hole adapted to carry fluid between the fluid flow passageway and a fluid pipeline coupled to the fluid flow control device,
• wherein the end connector further comprises a port formed through at least a portion of the body and adapted to fluidly couple the cross-hole with the fluid pipeline, the port extending between a third end located between the first and second surfaces and a fourth end defined by the annular wall, the port centered entirely along a second axis that is coaxial with or parallel to the seating axis, such that the port is angled relative to the cross-hole.

A fluid flow control device adapted to be coupled to an upstream pipeline and a downstream pipeline, the fluid flow control device comprising:

• a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid flow passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet;
• a valve seat disposed in the fluid flow passageway and defining a seating surface, the seating surface oriented along a seating axis;
• a control element movably disposed in the valve body relative to the seating surface to control fluid flow through the fluid flow passageway;
• a first end connector coupled to the inlet of the valve body, the first end connector comprising a first body and a first cross-hole formed through at least a portion of the first body, the first cross-hole entirely centered about a first axis that is offset from the seating axis, the first cross-hole adapted to carry fluid between the upstream pipeline and the inlet of the valve body;
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• a second end connector coupled to the outlet of the valve body, the second end connector comprising a second body and a second cross-hole formed through at least a portion of the second body, the second cross-hole entirely centered about a second axis that is offset from the seating axis and the first axis, the second cross-hole adapted to carry fluid between the outlet of the valve body and the downstream pipeline,
• wherein the first end connector further comprises a first port formed through at least a portion of the first body and adapted to fluidly couple the first cross-hole with the upstream pipeline, and wherein the first port is entirely centered about a first port axis that is coaxial with or parallel to the seating axis, such that the first port is angled relative to the first cross-hole.