US 12,312,944 B2
Fretting-wear resistant beacon lid
Greg L. Slaughter, Jr., Perry, OK (US)
Assigned to The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US)
Filed by The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/172,829.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/312,943, filed on Feb. 23, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0265756 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 47/09 (2012.01); E21B 47/0228 (2012.01)
CPC E21B 47/09 (2013.01) [E21B 47/0228 (2020.05)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A method comprising:
placing a beacon into a cavity in an elongate housing through an open mouth;
covering the open mouth with a lid;
securing the lid to the elongate housing with a component; and
thereafter, placing a set screw into the lid such that placement of the set screw applies a force to the component.