Patent ID: 8627776

Claim:
A liner attachment for removably holding a ceramic fiber insulation layer on an inside surface of a kiln, forge, furnace or other similar high-temperature enclosure, comprising a plurality of refractory ceramic tile members each having a first surface adapted to face against the inside surface of the high-temperature enclosure, and a second surface adapted to fasten onto the ceramic fiber insulation layer; and wherein the second surfaces of each of said tile members includes an array of ceramic hook members that project from said second surface and latch onto fibers of said ceramic fiber insulation layer; wherein said array of hook members are unitarily formed with the respective tile members and are of a suitable size, having a length on the order of about 0.25 inches, and density, between one hook per 10 cm 2 and 50 hook members per cm 2 , to engage said ceramic fiber insulation layer and support it on the inside surface of the high-temperature enclosure, such that the array of ceramic hook members serve as a hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system and the ceramic fibers of the ceramic fiber insulating layer serve as a loop portion thereof.