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US3192592A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hanger latch

Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1964-05-27
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Granted: 1965-07-06
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Expires: 1984-05-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John R Yancey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 08:23
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B33/00; E21B33/02; E21B33/03; E21B33/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 85 words
A HANGER FOR SUSPENDING PIPE WITHIN A WELL COMPRISING A DIAMETRICALLY SPLIT CYLINDRICAL BODY AND HAVING AN ANNULAR GROOVE IN THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, A LATCH MECHANISM COMPRISING A DIAMETRICALLY SPLIT RING MOUNTED IN SAID GROOVE FOR CIRCUMFERENTIAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BODY, SAID RING AND SAID GROOVE HAVING COMPLEMENTARY CROSS SECTIONAL CONFIGURATIONS WHEREBY SAID RING IS RESTRAINED FROM MOVEMENT RADIALLY OUT OF SAID GROOVE, AND RELEASABLY MEANS FORCING SAID RING AGAINST A SIDE WALL OF SAID GROOVE TO POSITIVELY ALIGN THE PARTS OF SAID BODY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 85 words
A HANGER FOR SUSPENDING PIPE WITHIN A WELL COMPRISING A DIAMETRICALLY SPLIT CYLINDRICAL BODY AND HAVING AN ANNULAR GROOVE IN THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, A LATCH MECHANISM COMPRISING A DIAMETRICALLY SPLIT RING MOUNTED IN SAID GROOVE FOR CIRCUMFERENTIAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BODY, SAID RING AND SAID GROOVE HAVING COMPLEMENTARY CROSS SECTIONAL CONFIGURATIONS WHEREBY SAID RING IS RESTRAINED FROM MOVEMENT RADIALLY OUT OF SAID GROOVE, AND RELEASABLY MEANS FORCING SAID RING AGAINST A SIDE WALL OF SAID GROOVE TO POSITIVELY ALIGN THE PARTS OF SAID BODY.

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