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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Justin Wade Erwin, Cypress, TX (US);
Christopher Eugene Robinson, Tomball, TX (US);
Daniel Alan Senechal, Spring, TX (US);
National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A valve retainer assembly and pump including the same. In an embodiment, the valve retainer assembly includes a retainer configured to engage with a suction valve assembly and retain the suction valve assembly within a chamber of a fluid section of a reciprocating pump. The retainer includes a pair of engagement arms extending along a single arm axis, and a connecting member including a coupling aperture. In addition, the valve retainer assembly includes a keeper that further includes a keeper axis, and a connecting shaft. The connecting shaft of the keeper is received within the coupling aperture such that the keeper axis extends in a direction that is perpendicular to the arm axis.