Patent ID: 7438083

Claim:
An apparatus for use with an irrigation network, the apparatus comprising: a conduit wall defining an inlet section for receiving water, an outlet section for delivering water, and a vent opening extending through the conduit wall to vent gas pressure; a fluid filter assembly secured within the conduit wall such that fluid is received by the inlet section, flows through the fluid filter, and is delivered by the outlet section; a pressure regulator module releasably and coaxially secured within the outlet section of the conduit wall, the pressure regulator module for controlling pressure and rate of fluid flow, the pressure regulator module including: a movable member operable to shift relative to the conduit wall to regulate the amount of fluid delivered by the outlet section; a housing wall defining a cavity within which at least a portion of the movable member is received; the cavity in communication with the vent opening to vent gas pressure in the cavity; a resilient portion of the housing wall defining an outwardly extending securing member, the resilient portion of the housing wall flexed inwardly by the conduit wall when the pressure regulator module is partially received in the outlet section; and the outwardly extending securing member seated in the vent opening when the pressure regulator module is fully received in the outlet section to secure the pressure regulator module in the conduit wall.