Patent ID: 9347213
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: E04B,E04C,F16B

Claim Text:
1. A method of securing a fitting to a channel framing including an outer surface and a fitting groove formed in the outer surface, the method comprising; inserting a base of the fitting into the fitting groove along a longitudinal axis of the fitting, the fitting further comprising a spring member secured to the base and including an annular portion and wings extending from the annular portion; rotating, by applying a force to at least one of the wings of the of the spring member, the fitting in the fitting groove to dispose ends of the base generally at sides of the fitting groove and to dispose at least a portion of the spring member of the fitting above the outer surface of the fitting groove to clamp the fitting in the fitting groove; and engaging the wings of the spring member with the outer surface of the channel framing after the fitting has been rotated in the fitting groove.