Bumpers for protecting an O-ring seal of a fuel injector during the injector's insertion into a socket

A fuel injector mounting comprising in combination with an electromechanical-actuated fuel injector a socket having an interior wall surface extending inwardly from an open end via which said fuel injector is inserted into said socket, a fuel passage transversely intersecting said interior wall surface so as to provide an opening between said fuel passage and said socket, said interior wall surface having a sealing surface portion disposed interiorly of said socket beyond said opening relative to said open end, said sealing surface sealing in fluid-tight manner with an annular elastomeric seal disposed around and carried by said fuel injector after said fuel injector has been inserted into said socket whereby said seal passes across said opening during such insertion, characterized by two bumpers disposed on said interior wall surface, one to either side of said opening circumferentially about said socket, said bumpers protruding radially inwardly from said interior wall surface and presenting rounded surfaces to said fuel injector so as to be effective to prevent such said seal from contacting said opening during insertion of said fuel injector into said socket.