Diaphragm assembly including puller with retaining ledge

Abstract

A diaphragm assembly including a flexible diaphragm and a puller. The diaphragm has a front face and an opposing back face, and a top opening formed through the diaphragm and a bottom opening. The puller has a diaphragm end, a cam end, a puller body extending between the diaphragm end and the cam end along a puller longitudinal axis, and a first retaining ledge extending laterally from the puller body with respect to the puller longitudinal axis. The puller body is disposed through the top opening with the diaphragm disposed between the diaphragm end and the first retaining ledge and with the diaphragm end disposed adjacent the front face and the first retaining ledge disposed adjacent the back face. A method of assembly of the diaphragm assembly is provided.

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