Patent ID: 8458985

Claim:
A method providing a fastener-receiving component in a structure fabricated from a curable material, the method comprising: providing a fastener-receiving component comprising: one or more fastener-receiving channels, each fastener-receiving channel defined by a pair of longitudinally and inwardly extending sidewalls and comprising one or more break-through elements which extend longitudinally and transversely between the sidewalls for receiving fasteners that penetrate therethrough; and one or more anchor features; providing each of the one or more break-through elements with a concave outward surface, thereby helping to retain fasteners projected through the one or more break-through elements from being withdrawn in an outward direction; embedding at least a portion of the one or more anchor features in the material when the material is a liquid, the portion of the one or more anchor features defining one or more corresponding concavities shaped to receive the liquid material when the structure is formed and to prevent outward movement of the fastener-receiving component when the liquid material cures; and anchoring the fastener-receiving component to the material as the material cures.