Stephen R Karns

US Patent:

20200072553, Mar 5, 2020

Filed:

Aug 31, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/119199

Inventors:

- Moon Township PA, US
Stephen KARNS - Mars PA, US

Assignee:

HARBISONWALKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. - Moon Township PA

International Classification:

F27D 1/00
F16B 9/02
F16M 13/02
F16B 13/04

Abstract:

Mounting hardware for mounting an insulation module on a furnace wall. The hardware comprises a mounting bracket embedded within the module. The bracket has a plurality of flexible tabs, each tab having a fixed end and a free end. The free ends of the tabs are arranged about a central point and are movable (flexible) relative to the fixed ends. A mounting stud is provided having a fixed end attachable to an inner surface of a furnace wall and a free end. The stud extends from the inner surface, and the stud has an annular groove adjacent the fixed end. The stud is dimensioned to extend through the mounting bracket between the free ends of the tabs and to cause the tabs to flex as the bracket moves along the stud from the free end towards the fixed end, wherein the tabs snap and lock into the annular groove when the bracket reaches the annular groove.