Patent ID: 7537060

Claim:
A liner hanger for hanging a liner within a bore of a casing string, the liner hanger comprising: a housing for securing into the casing string at a desired location, the housing having a housing bore, an outer wall surface, and an inner wall surface, the inner wall surface having a pocket disposed thereon; a slip disposed within the pocket, the slip having a gripping inner wall surface; an actuator for connection to the liner for placement within the housing bore, the actuator when in the housing bore, causing the slip to move downward and inward to engage and secure the liner within the bore; and a setting mechanism mounted to the slip, the slip being movable from an upper position fully recessed within the pocket to a lower position wherein the gripping inner surface protrudes inward from the pocket, the setting mechanism comprising a helical thread disposed on an outer wall surface, the helical thread being matingly engaged with a pocket helical thread disposed on the inner wall surface of the pocket such that rotation of the actuator rotates the setting mechanism to move the slip downward.