Patent ID: 8146885

Claim:
An internal valve, comprising: a first body having external threads to threadably engage another body having a pressurized chamber, wherein the first body defines a second chamber and a seating surface; a stem assembly having at least one biasing element, wherein the stem assembly is to exert a force on a fluid flow control member to urge the fluid flow control member toward the seating surface; a plate removably coupled to the first body, the plate comprising a lip and defining an aperture; and a field removable bonnet assembly being removably coupled to the first body by the lip and at least partially positioned within the second chamber, wherein the field removable bonnet assembly comprises: a second body that defines a bore; a shaft having a cam assembly that is to rotatably engage a portion of the stem assembly to move at least a portion of the fluid flow control member relative to the first body to control a flow of fluid between the pressurized chamber and the second chamber, wherein the shaft is rotatably coupled to the second body and wherein the shaft is partially positioned within the bore; and a removable adjuster that is externally accessible through the aperture defined by the plate without removal of the second body to enable an adjustment of the removable adjuster relative to the second body to change a force exerted by a valve packing on the shaft, wherein the removable adjuster is field removable to replace or repair the valve packing.