Patent ID: 7976075

Claim:
A probe seal for a hydraulic coupling member, comprising: a ring-shaped body having an outer circumference and an inner circumference, the axial dimension of the ring-shaped body at the outer circumference being greater than the axial dimension of the ring-shaped body at the inner circumference, a first end surface disposed at a first acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the ring-shaped body and an opposing second end surface disposed at a second acute angle to the longitudinal axis such that the first angle and second angle are equal and opposite angles; at least one circumferential groove in the outer circumference of the ring-shaped body, at least one annular sealing projection radially extending from the inner circumference of the ring-shaped body said sealing projection being substantially radially aligned with the circumferential groove; and, a helically-wound spring positioned in at the least one groove, the spring sized and configured to impart an inward radial force on the ring-shaped body.