Patent ID: 9328870
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B60H,F16K,F17C,F25B,G01F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A gas flow regulator, comprising a valve body having a gas inlet and a gas outlet spaced from said gas inlet, a regulator body in fluid communication with said valve body, said regulator body having a sight housing visible through at least one window in said regulator body, a top cap coupled to said regulator body, said top cap being in fluid communication with said gas outlet of said valve body, and a bottom cap coupled to said regulator body, wherein said gas flow regulator has a gas flow pathway from said gas inlet, through said valve body, said top cap, said regulator body, said bottom cap, and into said sight housing, and a floating member in said sight housing, wherein the gas flow into said sight housing floats said floating member to a height indicative of the gas flow rate in said regulator.