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

Claim 10:
11. A method of assembling a fluid end of a hydraulic fluid pump, the method comprising:
inserting a plug member into a bore of a housing of the fluid end;
coupling a handle to a lock cover by inserting an extended portion of the lock cover into an opening defined by a ring portion of the handle to abut the ring portion of the handle against a flange of the lock cover, wherein the handle comprises a pair of elongated portions extending from the ring portion radially beyond the ring portion, as well as an engagement portion extending between and connected to the pair of elongated portions at a distal end of the pair of elongated portions, the distal end being positioned outward of the ring portion;
coupling the lock cover to the housing via the engagement portion of the handle such that the lock cover is positioned over the plug member and retaining the plug member in the bore, wherein the lock cover comprises threads, the and a flange of the lock cover extends radially beyond the threads, and the extended portion of the lock cover extends from the flange away from the threads; and
inserting a magnetic retention pin through the flange of the lock cover.