Patent ID: 8240964

Claim:
A sheet metal nut for mounting in a hole of a support part to receive a connecting part to join an attachment part, said sheet metal nut comprising: a cage part, comprising: a bottom plate with supporting edge sections integral with said bottom plate and engageable with edge areas of the hole; and a pair of side plates extending from said bottom plate and located opposite one another, said side plates each including at least one edge opening disposed distally from said bottom plate, said edge openings are formed as closed slots within said side plates; a securing part separate from said cage part, comprising: a pair of leg plates located opposite one another, said leg plates disposed between said side plates and extending from one another in a diverging manner from a center tie section, said leg plates terminating in free ends having integrally formed contacting final sections facing one another and disposed proximal to said supporting edge sections, said leg plates each including at least one securing tie projecting laterally therefrom, said securing ties disposed perpendicular to said side plates and received within respective said edge openings of said side plates.