Patent ID: 11905947
Assignee: GD ENERGY PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A fluid end assembly of a hydraulic fluid pump comprising:
a housing having a bore;
a plug member positioned at least partially within the bore;
a lock cover coupled to the housing via threads and configured to retain the plug member within the bore during operation of the fluid end assembly, wherein the lock cover comprises a flange that extends radially beyond the threads;
a handle comprising a ring portion configured to couple to the flange of the lock cover, a pair of elongated portions extending from the ring portion radially beyond the ring portion, and an engagement portion extending between and connected to the pair of elongated portions at a distal end of the pair of elongated portions, wherein the distal end is positioned outward of the ring portion; and
a magnetic retention pin extending through the flange of the lock cover and the ring portion of the handle to retain the lock cover in a position that retains the plug member at least partially within the bore.