Patent ID: 8677585

Claim:
An alignment mechanism used for assembly of a diffuser inside a pressure reducing and conditioning valve, said valve having a body, an inlet port, an outlet port, a pressure reducing section disposed between the inlet and outlet ports, and a generally cylindrical shaped diffuser with said diffuser disposed in an internal cavity of the pressure reducing section, said alignment mechanism comprising: a first alignment assembly, said first alignment assembly having: an alignment port disposed in the body of the valve in the pressure reducing section, said alignment port having a passageway passing through an outer wall of the body of the valve in the pressure reducing section, said alignment port further having a removable closure member adapted to close a first end of the passageway; and a removable alignment rod adapted to be inserted through the passageway in the alignment port and to contact an outer surface of the generally cylindrical shaped diffuser when the generally cylindrical shaped diffuser is inserted into the internal cavity of the pressure reducing section of the valve.