Patent ID: 8146405

Claim:
An apparatus for repairing a nozzle having an integral seal leakage indication mechanism comprising: a main cylindrical section having a first end and a second end, said main cylindrical section having a first outwardly facing surface having a first section diameter; a sleeve, said sleeve having a first sleeve diameter of an inwardly facing sleeve surface having a magnitude greater than said first section diameter, said inwardly facing sleeve surface encircling said first outwardly facing surface; a flange disposed at said first end; a channel, said channel including a first end located in said first outwardly facing surface beneath said inwardly facing sleeve surface, said channel including a second end located in said flange, and said channel further comprising: a first annular channel section located in said outwardly facing surface; a second channel section located in said outwardly facing surface, said second channel section extending from said first annular channel section to said first end; a third annular channel section located in an inwardly facing surface of said flange; a fourth channel section located in said inwardly facing surface of said flange, said fourth channel section extending from said second channel section to said third annular channel section; a reservoir recessed in an external surface of said flange; and a fifth channel section located internal to said flange, said fifth channel section extending from said fourth channel section to said reservoir.