# US 2017/0030397 A1 · Fastener assembly for insulation blanket > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0030397 A1 - Document ID: US20170030397A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/295,041 - Filed: 2016-10-17 - Published: 2017-02-02 - Earliest claimed: 2014-04-17 - Assignees: Nmc Group, Inc. - Applicants: Nmc Group, Inc. - Inventors: MARK ANTHONY BALDERRAMA; STEVE RICHARD DUHAMEL - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170030397A1 ## CPC - F16B 37/145: {Sleeve nuts, e.g. combined with bolts} - B64C 1/403: {Arrangement of fasteners specially adapted therefor, e.g. of clips} - B64D 29/00: Power-plant nacelles, fairings or cowlings - F16B 5/0692: {joining flexible sheets to other sheets or plates or to strips or bars (tent fastenings E04H15/64; coping elements for swimming pools with fixing means for sealing foil E04H4/142; greenhouses of flexible synthetic material A01G9/1407; end or aperture-closing arrangements or devices for sacks or bags B65D33/16)} - F16B 37/048: {Non-releasable devices (F16B37/044, F16B37/045 and F16B37/06 take precedence)} - F16B 37/14: Cap nuts; Nut caps or bolt caps - E04B 1/7629: {Details of the mechanical connection of the insulation to the wall} - Y02T 50/40: Weight reduction - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) - B64C: AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A fastener assembly for affixing insulation blankets to a substrate is provided. The fastener assembly includes an attachment member having a construction for affixing to a substrate as well as a first fastener member preferably in the form of a male threaded stud. The fastener assembly further includes a cap fastener. The cap fastener includes a cap member and a second fastener member preferably in the form of a female threaded extension for threadably affixing to the first fastener member. The cap member has an exterior side and an interior side. The cap member's exterior side preferably has a shape for rotation by a tool. Meanwhile, the cap member's interior side has a circular recess concentric with the cap fastener's female threaded extension. When assembled, the circular recess forms a circular insulating cavity between the cap member and an insulation blanket. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fastener assembly for affixing an insulation blanket onto a substrate, the attachment assembly comprising: an attachment member for attachment to a substrate, said attachment member including a first fastener element in the form of a male or female threaded element; a cap fastener including a second fastener element made of metal and a radially enlarged cap member made of plastic and having an exterior side and an interior side, said second fastener element having a metal head and a metal male or female threaded extension constructed to affix to said first fastener element's male or female threaded element, said cap member encapsulating said second fastener's head so as to prevent rotation of said cap member relative to said second fastener element, and said second fastener element's male or female threaded extension extends from said cap member's interior side; and said cap member's interior side has a circular recess surrounding said second fastener element's extension creating a circular insulating cavity. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1 wherein said first fastener element is a male threaded fastener and said second fastener element is a female threaded fastener. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1 wherein said first fastener element is a female threaded fastener and said second fastener element is a male threaded fastener. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1 wherein said cap member is made of polyimide and said second fastener element is made of stainless steel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1 wherein said cap member's exterior side includes a hexagonal projection. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1 wherein said attachment member includes a base for adherence to a substrate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1 wherein said cap member's interior surface has a substantially concave surface forming said circular recess. ### Claim 8 A fastener assembly affixing an insulation blanket onto a substrate, the attachment assembly comprising: a substrate; an insulation blanket having a mounting hole; an attachment member including a base adhered to said substrate and a first fastener element in the form of a male or female threaded element; a cap fastener including a radially enlarged cap member made of plastic having a radial size and shape greater than said mounting hole, said cap member having an exterior side and an interior side, said cap fastener further including a second fastener element made of metal which includes a metal head and a metal male or female threaded element extending from said cap member's interior side projecting at least partially through said mounting hole to threadably affix to said attachment member's first fastener's male or female threaded element, and wherein said cap member's interior side overlies and engages said insulation blanket in a region surrounding said mounting hole so as to affix said insulation blanket to said substrate; and said cap member encapsulates said head so as to prevent rotation of said cap member relative to said second fastener element, said second fastener element's extension extends from said cap member's interior side, said cap member's interior side having a substantially concave surface forming a circular recess surrounding said second fastener element creating a circular insulating cavity in conjunction with said insulation blanket. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The fastener assembly of claim 8 wherein said second fastener element's head has a diameter larger than the diameter of said blanket hole. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The fastener assembly of claim 8 wherein said first fastener element is a male threaded fastener and said second fastener element is a female threaded fastener. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The fastener assembly of claim 8 wherein said first fastener element is a female threaded fastener and said second fastener element is a male threaded fastener. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The fastener assembly of claim 8 wherein said cap member is made of polyimide and said second fastener element is made of stainless steel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The fastener assembly of claim 8 wherein said cap member's interior surface has a substantially concave surface forming said circular recess.