US Patent 12018676 Scraper ring assembly

An annular scraper ring assembly for a packing arrangement that can form a seal with a plunger included in a fluid end of a reciprocating pump includes a first ring having an upstream face and an inner surface cooperatively forming an edge and a second ring having a downstream face configured to engage the upstream face of the first ring and urge the edge of the first ring inwards so that the edge of the first ring is positioned inwardly beyond the second ring.