Patent ID: 9625917
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: F17C,G05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A gas pressure regulator, comprising: a body defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a central portion having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough; an inlet disposed proximate the distal end portion of the body, the inlet defining an inlet axis extending therethrough, the inlet axis being offset from the longitudinal axis; a cavity disposed within the central portion of the body and defining an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of the cavity extends towards the distal end portion of the body and away from a pressure adjustment knob mounted to the body, and wherein the cavity is centrally aligned with the longitudinal axis; a channel extending between the inlet and the cavity; and a guide having an exterior surface and disposed within the lower portion of the cavity, wherein the exterior surface of the guide is in abutment with an interior end wall of the cavity, the interior end wall oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and defining a lowermost surface of the lower portion of the cavity.