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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
Larry H. Hazen, Tama, IA (US);
Steve Stahl, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Fisher Controls International, Inc., Clayton, MO (US);
Abstract
A single-piece flow-control assembly is configured to be disposed within a pit assembly in a manner which allows the flow-control assembly to be easily and quickly removed and replaced. The flow-control assembly includes one or more regulators rigidly connected to a mounting assembly having two coupling mechanisms adapted to rigidly mount to at least one of a fluid inlet pipe or a fluid outlet pipe at locations away from the ends of these pipes. The coupling mechanisms provide a sealed engagement between the ends of the flow-control assembly and the fluid inlet pipe and the fluid outlet pipe when the flow-control assembly is properly installed within the pit assembly. A fluid passageway with a 180 degree bend therein may be provided as part of the flow-control assembly so that the coupling mechanisms simultaneously couple to or decouple from the fluid inlet and outlet pipes by movement of the flow-control assembly in one direction.