Patent ID: 7441996

Claim:
A vehicle floating nut assembly comprising: a nut element including a nut with an axially extending threaded bore and a support plate with an opening, the support plate being permanently fixed to the nut with the threaded bore being aligned with the opening of the support plate, with a first axial end surface of the nut element being formed by the nut and a second axial end surface of the nut element being formed by the support plate; and a nut retainer assembly having a mounting plate with an aperture and a retaining member fixedly coupled to the mounting plate as a separate member to retain the nut element such that the second axial end surface of the nut element is arranged to slide on a planar surface of the mounting plate, the retaining member being a deformed sheet metal element having a closed aperture defined by a continuous peripheral edge with a portion of the nut element disposed therein and the closed aperture being configured to limit movement of the nut element within a predetermined range of movement.