US 12,077,277 B2
Embedded outboard insulation blanket stringer clip
John C. Osborne, Bothell, WA (US); Steven A. Scott, Newcastle, WA (US); and Valeriy A. Vinogradov, Kent, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/670,244.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/167,787, filed on Mar. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0315201 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 1/40 (2006.01); F16B 2/20 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/403 (2013.01) [B64C 1/40 (2013.01); F16B 2/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An insulation system for an aircraft fuselage having a plurality of stringers extending longitudinally, the system comprising:
an insulation blanket configured for installation on the stringers; and
a plurality of stringer clips attached to and extending from an outboard surface of the insulation blanket, each stringer clip having:
a connecting flange engaged to a cover of the insulation blanket;
a first attachment arm extending outboard from a first end of the connecting flange and terminating in a first hook resiliently engaging a top plate of the stringer; and
a second attachment arm extending outboard from a second end of the connecting flange and terminating in a second hook resiliently engaging a bottom plate of the stringer.