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US 12,681,510 B2Granted
Adjustable gas pressure regulator for outdoor appliances
AssigneeWH Products, LLC
InventorMichael R. Giebel
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Abstract
A pressure regulator includes a regulator housing and a regulator adjustment assembly configured to translate between two fixed positions to provide first and second levels of gas flow through the regulator housing. The regulator adjustment assembly may include an upper button assembly and an adjacent collar assembly that move between two fixed positions relative to each other to provide the different levels of gas flow.
Claims18
A pressure regulator for delivering fuel to a gas fueled apparatus, comprising:
- a regulator housing, said regulator housing having an inlet communicating with a lower chamber, a connector outlet communicating with the lower chamber, and an upper extension communicating with an upper chamber;
- a diaphragm assembly disposed within the regulator housing, said diaphragm assembly separating the upper chamber from the lower chamber within the regulator housing;
- a pin assembly extending from the upper chamber through a central portion of the diaphragm assembly to the lower chamber;
- a lever engaged at a first lever end by the pin assembly and having a second lever end disposed above the regulator housing inlet;
- and
- a regulator adjustment assembly attached to the regulator housing at the regulator housing upper extension,
- wherein the regulator adjustment assembly includes:
- a collar mount attached to the upper extension and having a central opening extending therethrough;
- an upper button assembly distal from the collar mount;
- and
- a collar assembly disposed between the collar mount and the upper button assembly such that the collar assembly slidingly receives the collar mount, said collar assembly having a central opening extending therethrough,
- wherein the upper button assembly is configured to translate between two fixed positions relative to the collar assembly to provide first and second levels of gas flow through the lower chamber of the regulator housing as a result of a vertical depression of the upper button assembly.
9 more elements
A pressure regulator for delivering fuel to a gas fueled apparatus, comprising:
- a regulator housing, said regulator housing having an inlet communicating with a lower chamber, a connector outlet communicating with the lower chamber, and an upper extension communicating with an upper chamber;
- a diaphragm assembly disposed within the regulator housing, said diaphragm assembly separating the upper chamber from the lower chamber within the regulator housing;
- a pin assembly extending from the upper chamber through a central portion of the diaphragm assembly to the lower chamber;
- a lever engaged at a first lever end by the pin assembly and having a second lever end disposed above the regulator housing inlet;
- and
- a regulator adjustment assembly attached to the regulator housing at the regulator housing upper extension,
- wherein the regulator adjustment assembly includes:
- a collar mount attached to the upper extension and having a central opening extending therethrough;
- an upper button assembly distal from the collar mount;
- a collar assembly disposed between the collar mount and the upper button assembly, said collar assembly having a central opening extending therethrough;
- and
- a collar spring biasing the collar assembly away from the collar mount;
- wherein the upper button assembly is configured to translate between two fixed positions relative to the collar assembly to provide first and second levels of gas flow through the lower chamber of the regulator housing as a result of a vertical depression of the upper button assembly.
10 more elements
A pressure regulator for delivering fuel to a gas fueled apparatus, comprising:
- a regulator housing, said regulator housing having an inlet communicating with a lower chamber, a connector outlet communicating with the lower chamber, and an upper extension communicating with an upper chamber;
- and
- a regulator adjustment assembly attached to the regulator housing at the regulator housing upper extension,
- wherein the regulator adjustment assembly includes:
- a collar mount attached to the upper extension and having a central opening extending therethrough;
- an upper button assembly distal from the collar mount;
- a collar assembly disposed between the collar mount and the upper button assembly, said collar assembly having a central opening extending therethrough;
- and
- a collar spring biasing the collar assembly away from the collar mount,
- wherein the upper button assembly is configured to translate between two fixed positions relative to the collar assembly to provide first and second levels of gas flow through the lower chamber of the regulator housing.
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