Patent ID: 7832772

Claim:
An assembly, comprising: a first structural element having a flange adapted to be rigidly connected to an exhaust conduit, and a wall portion extending from the flange; a second structural element having a flange adapted to be rigidly connected to a bulkhead, and a wall portion extending from the flange; a first annular region defined between the wall portions of the first and second elements; a second annular region defined between the first annular region and the exhaust conduit; a floating ring of predetermined radial width disposed within the first annular region; a first thermal gasket in the first annular region and interposed between the first element and the floating ring; a second thermal gasket in the first annular region and interposed between the second element and the floating ring; thermal insulation in the second annular region and interposed between the exhaust conduit and the first annular region; a first plurality of connectors connecting the first element to the floating ring; a second plurality of connectors connecting the second element to the floating ring; and whereby the exhaust conduit is sealed to the bulkhead in fluid tight fashion while minimizing the heat transferred from the exhaust conduit to the bulkhead.