Patent ID: 9587765
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: F16K,F16L

Claim:
1. A sound treatment assembly for use in a fluid transmission line, the sound treatment assembly comprising: an outlet member extending along a longitudinal axis from an open first end to a longitudinally opposite open second end, and an outlet bore extending from the first end to the second end, the outlet member having a first flange portion disposed at the first end, the first flange portion being adapted to be coupled to portion of a valve body of a regulator valve, wherein the first flange portion includes a contoured mating surface adapted to mate with a corresponding contoured portion of an exterior surface of the valve body, the outlet member having a second flange portion disposed at the second end; a diffuser assembly comprising: a diffuser housing coupled to and not integrally formed with the outlet member, the diffuser housing extending along a longitudinal axis from an open first end to a longitudinally opposite open second end, the diffuser housing having a bore extending from the first end to the second end, the bore including a first portion that extends from a first end to a second end, wherein the first portion diverges from the first end to the second end; a first flange portion disposed at the first end of the diffuser housing, the first flange portion disposed adjacent to the second flange portion of the outlet member; a second flange portion disposed at the second end of the diffuser housing, the second flange portion adapted to be coupled to portion of a downstream pipe; and one or more diffuser elements disposed within the bore.