Patent ID: 7258541

Claim:
A thermal expansion compensation manifold support comprising: a) a first member having opposite first and second ends having outside diameters, a shoulder portion formed on the second end, b) a second member having opposite first and second ends, an internal recess formed on the second end of the second member, the recess defining a passage dimensioned to receive a portion of the first member adjacent the first end of the first member, the passage being further dimensioned to permit the first end of the second member to abut the shoulder of the first member, an internal shoulder being formed on the second member projecting into the passage, the second member being dimensioned and configured to form a spring which is resiliently deformable to permit the support to move between a first position wherein the first end of the first member is separated from the internal shoulder by a gap, and a second position wherein the first end of the first member abuts the internal shoulder, the spring biasing the support towards its first position.