Patent ID: 6971868

Claim:
A nozzle for use with a plastic injection mold gate defining a vestige, the nozzle comprising: a main body portion including a central bore having an inlet portion, an enlarged threaded outlet portion, and an annular shoulder separating said portions; a nozzle insert located in the outlet portion, the insert including an annular flange adapted to engage said annular shoulder; a hollow threaded insert retainer threadably mounted in said outlet portion, the insert retainer having an inner annular shoulder for clamping engagement with the nozzle insert annular flange, an outer annular primary seal adapted to sealingly engage the mold gate behind the vestige, and an intermediate secondary sealing ring adapted to sealingly engage the mold gate behind the primary seal; wherein the main body portion includes an annular surface adapted to sealingly engage the secondary sealing surface at a position behind the second seal, thereby creating a third seal.