Patent ID: 8511632

Claim:
A suspension system for a cryostat, the system comprising: a coupling mechanism configured to be joined to one of an outer vessel or an inner vessel of the cryostat and coupled with an elongated strap; a fixation body configured to be joined to the other of the outer vessel or the inner vessel, the fixation body extending between a front side that faces the coupling mechanism and an opposite receiving side with an interior channel extending from the receiving side to the front side, the channel defining a front opening in the front side and a rear opening in the receiving side; and a pin shaped to be loaded into the fixation body through the rear opening in the receiving side of the fixation body with the strap looped around the pin and extending through the front opening of the fixation body to the coupling mechanism, wherein the pin secures the coupling mechanism to the fixation body via the strap by engaging the fixation body inside the channel, wherein the rear opening of the fixation body is shaped to receive the pin and the front opening of the fixation body removal of the pin from the fixation body through the front opening while allowing the strap to pass through the front side to the coupling mechanism.