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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Marshall Excelsior Co., Marshall, MI (US);
Frederick W. Blanchard, Battle Creek, MI (US);
James C. Zuck, Marshall, MI (US);
MARSHALL EXCELSIOR CO., Marshall, MI (US);
Abstract
A pressure regulator includes a housing having an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion, the lower housing portion defining an annular recess and the upper housing portion having a bottom surface, an annular protrusion extending from the bottom surface, a diaphragm disposed between the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion, the diaphragm including an outer lip having a first thickness, a flexible connecting section connected to the outer lip and having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness, and an annular inner section connected to the flexible connecting section, the outer lip having a bottom surface disposed in the annular recess and a top surface, and the protrusion being pressed into the top surface so that the outer lip seals between the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion.