Fastening System for Securing a Component to a Mounting Device for a High-Temperature Process

A fastening system for securing a mounting device configured to retain a component while the component undergoes a high-temperature process, the mounting device having a first portion having a first tab and a second portion having a second tab, the first tab having a first slot and the second tab having a second slot, the fastening system comprising:

• an outer clip having a body with a first shoulder on a first side and a second shoulder on a second side, a first outer clip arm extending from the first shoulder, a second outer clip arm extending from the second shoulder, the first outer clip arm and the second outer clip arm having a gap therebetween;
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• an inner clip having a body, a first inner clip arm, and a second inner clip arm, the inner clip configured to be pushed into the gap such that the first inner clip arm is inwardly adjacent the first outer clip arm and the second inner clip arm is inwardly adjacent the second outer clip arm;
• wherein, when the inner clip is pushed into the gap, the first inner clip arm is configured to push the first outer clip arm towards a first end of each of the first slot and the second slot and the second inner clip arm is configured to push the second outer clip arm towards a second end of each of the first slot and the second slot.

A method for fastening a mounting device configured to retain an component for a high-temperature process, the mounting device having a first part having a first tab and a second part having a second tab, the first tab having a first slot and the second tab having a second slot, the method comprising:

• situating the component within a cavity of the mounting device;
• placing an outer clip within the first slot and the second slot;
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• pushing an inner clip within a gap of the outer clip such that the inner clip pushes the outer clip against each of a first end of the first slot, a second end of the first slot, a first end of the second slot, and a second end of the second slot.