Patent ID: 8033293

Claim:
A fluid regulator comprising: a valve block having an inlet arranged for connection to a gas supply and an outlet arranged for connection to an item of gas equipment, the valve block further defining a flow path between the inlet and the outlet; the valve block housing a pressure regulator, a metering valve, and a shut-off valve, each of the pressure regulator, the metering valve, and the shut-off valve disposed in the flow path within the valve block; a rotatable pinion operatively coupled to the metering valve for controlling the metering valve; a hand control coupled to the valve block and rotatable about an axis; a toothed rack movable with the hand control, the toothed rack formed in an arcuate shape, the toothed rack sized to engage the rotatable pinion; and a spring disposed between the hand control and the toothed rack, the spring arranged to bias the toothed rack in a direction parallel to the axis and into engagement with the pinion.