Patent ID: 9666347
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F16L,G01F,H01F

Claim:
1. A method of forming a magnet assembly, comprising the steps of: threading a magnet keeper to define a first threaded region; installing a magnet into the magnet keeper; threading a bracket that is configured to be attachable to a flowmeter sensor assembly to define a second threaded region, wherein the second threaded region is configured to engage the first threaded region; forming a first surface on the magnet keeper proximate the first threaded region; forming a second surface on the bracket proximate the second threaded region, wherein the second surface is configured to engage the first surface when the magnet keeper is threaded to the bracket so to provide a radial alignment of the magnet keeper that is within a predefined radial tolerance range; forming a third surface on the magnet keeper proximate the first threaded region; and forming a fourth surface on the bracket proximal to the bracket's second threaded region, wherein the fourth surface is configured to engage the third surface when the magnet keeper is threaded to the bracket so to improve the radial alignment of the magnet keeper that is within the predefined radial tolerance range.