Patent ID: 7568870

Claim:
A push nut insertable into a recess in a support part for use in receiving a bolt having a shank, said push nut comprising: a cover plate; a pair of legs extending from said cover plate and defining an inner space therebetween; a nut part connected to said cover plate and having a threaded portion for receiving the shank of the bolt with the shank disposed within said inner space; each leg further comprising: a pair of outer struts joined at first ends thereof to said cover plate and joined at opposite, second ends thereof by a foot portion; a pair of inner struts disposed between said outer struts, said inner struts joined at first ends thereof to said foot portion and joined at opposite, second ends thereof to an end portion, said inner struts extending away from said foot portion in a direction of said cover plate and projecting laterally outwardly beyond said outer struts; and a tongue formed on said end portion of said inner struts and projecting into said inner space, said tongues of said legs facing one another.