Charles W Giles

US Patent:

53375831, Aug 16, 1994

Filed:

Aug 24, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/933742

Inventors:

Charles Giles - Palm Beach Gardens FL
Keith Belsom - Stuart FL
Warren Schuler - Palm Beach Garden FL

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation - Hartford CT

International Classification:

F16B 2118

US Classification:

60752

Abstract:

A replaceable clip formed from an elongated bowed member having one end adapted to fit a lug through an aperture and the opposite end fit another lug through a slot. The lugs extend from a panel secured by the clip to an annular shaped shell and the bowed surface bears again the upper surface of the shell to retain the panel while allowing it to grow thermally in both the axial and circumferential directions. The clip is particularly adapted to be used in a transition duct or combustor liner of a gas turbine engine.