Patent ID: 6935823

Claim:
An anchor nut device for attachment to a structure, said device defining a bore for the reception therein of a corresponding member, said device comprising: an anchor nut fabricated from a first material, said nut including a nut body defining the bore, and a plurality of radially extending ears, each ear including a first end connected to or extending from said nut body and a second distal end; a base plate fabricated from a second material, said plate having a first and a second face, said first face cooperating with said plurality of ears, said second face of said plate defining a plurality of dimples for facilitating welding of said plate to the structure; a plurality of arms extending from said plate, each arm including a first vertical portion that extends off of and away from said plate and a second portion that extends from said first vertical portion in such a manner so as to be generally parallel with said plate, said arms being arranged so that each ear of said plurality of ears is disposed between a corresponding arm of said plurality of arm and said first face of said plate for capturing and securing said nut relative to said plate, each distal end of said plurality of ears being disposed directly adjacent to the corresponding first vertical portion and directly beneath the corresponding second portion of said plurality of arms after said nut is captured and secured to said plate; and at least one stop extending from said anchor nut, said at least one stop being disposed between adjacent ears for controlling and allowing rotational movement of said anchor nut relative to said plate after said nut is captured and secured to said plate.