Fuel nozzle

A nozzle comprising:

• a seal including an annular first leg having a generally cylindrical inner surface and a generally cylindrical outer surface, and an annular second leg having a generally cylindrical inner surface and a generally cylindrical outer surface, and an annular cavity positioned between the first leg and the second leg;
• a projection attached to the first leg of the seal and extending about two-thirds the way across the width of the cavity;
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• a seal support including an annular body with an annular support member, the support member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the support member having an annular groove configured to receive the seal projection;
• said seal being formed of material that enables the seal to withstand pressure testing of over 300 psig without leakage and without the seal being bonded to the support so that said seal may be manually installed and removed from the support.

A nozzle, comprising:

• a seal including an annular first leg having a generally cylindrical inner surface and a generally cylindrical outer surface, an annular second leg having a generally cylindrical inner surface and a generally cylindrical outer surface, and an annular cavity positioned between the first leg and the second leg;
• a projection attached to the first leg of the seal which extends radially to the cavity, the projection having a Shore hardness of about 90 or greater on the “A” scale;
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• a seal support including an annular body with an annular support member, the support member having a generally cylindrical inner surface and a generally cylindrical outer surface, the support member having a slot configured to receive the projection from the seal;
• the radial dimension of the projection being sufficient to securely attach the seal to the seal support without bonding the seal to the seal support and said seal being able to withstand pressure testing of 300 psig without leaking.

A method of attaching a seal to an aircraft fueling nozzle, comprising:

• providing a seal support including an annular body with an annular support member, a support member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the support member including an annular slot;
• providing a seal including a first leg having an inner surface and an outer surface, a second leg having an inner surface and an outer surface, a cavity positioned between the first leg and the second leg, the seal including a projection attached to the first leg and extending about two-thirds across the width of the cavity;
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• inserting a support member of the seal support into the cavity of the seal such that the projection is placed in the slot without bonding the seal to the support,
• wherein the seal is formed of a material having a shore hardness of about 90 or greater on the “A” scale.