Patent ID: 7819133

Claim:
A beacon assembly indicating the position of a valve associated with a valve actuator, said beacon assembly attached to a valve controller, said beacon assembly comprising: a vane indicator having a substantially conical shape and a central aperture, a portion of said vane rotatably positioned on a housing of said controller; a deflector having a substantially conical shape and a central aperture, said deflector positioned on top of and at least partially covering said vane; such that rotation of said vane reveals an indicator portion of said vane; a dome having a substantially conical shape and positioned on top of and covering said vane and said deflector; a cam housing attached to said vane around said central aperture; and a cam assembly including a cam portion having a substantially cylindrical shape and a curved channel, said cam assembly adapted to engage a first end of a cylinder and at least a portion of which is disposed within said cam housing wherein said cam assembly forces said vane indicator to rotate in response to an upward or downward vertical force applied to said cam assembly by said cylinder.