Patent ID: 7559201

Claim:
A fuel manifold of a gas turbine engine for conveying fuel into at least one fuel nozzle tip, the fuel manifold comprising: a tube for fluid communication with a fuel source and for connection with the at least one fuel nozzle tip, thereby defining a fuel conveying passage through the tube; and a means for providing a redundant seal around the tube and covering substantially an entire length thereof in order to reduce a risk of fuel leakage of the fuel conveying passage, said means including a manifold body of the manifold with a non-fluid conveying channel formed in one side thereof within which is received the tube and a plate attached to the side of the manifold body covering the channel in a sealing manner such as to form a sealed cavity containing the tube, wherein the tube abuts at least one wall of the channel and is permanently fastened thereto at at least a number of points along the channel.