Patent ID: 7987878

Claim:
A dispensing nozzle assembly adapted to be used with a vapor recovery fuel dispensing system including a flexible hose defining a liquid fuel supply passage and a vapor return passage, said nozzle assembly comprising a nozzle body having a fuel supply passage and a vapor return passage, a fuel supply spout extending from said body and forming an extension of said fuel supply passage, a manually actuated fuel control valve within said fuel supply passage, a swivel socket assembly connected to said body and surrounding said fuel supply spout to define therebetween a vapor return passage connected to said vapor return passage within said body, said socket assembly including a substantially rigid annular first socket member supporting an annular resilient sealing member adapted to engage a fuel tank fill tube, a substantially rigid annular second socket member connected to said body and supported for axial movement relative to said body between retracted and extended positions, and said first and second socket members having mating and sliding surfaces providing for universal tilting movement between said socket members while maintaining said vapor return passage within said socket members.