Patent ID: 7086817

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a one-piece nut member having a base portion with an upper surface and a generally cylindrical portion extending directly from said upper surface of said nut member base portion, said one-piece nut member having an aperture extending through said nut member base portion and said generally cylindrical extending portion, said generally cylindrical extending portion being configured to outwardly collapse upon a force being applied thereto; and means for encaging said nut member, said encaging means providing a limited range of movement of said one-piece nut member in at least one dimension, said encaging means having means for allowing access to said aperture of said one-piece nut member within the limited range of movement of said one-piece nut member provided by said encaging means, said encaging means includes an encaging means base portion and a pair of arm portions extending from opposite ends of said encaging means base portion and having free ends, at least one of said arm portions defining a cutout at said free end thereof, said arm portions being bent such that said free ends of said arm portions face one another and are in alignment with one another, said generally cylindrical extending portion of said one-piece nut member extends through said cutout of said at least one arm portion and wherein said nut member base portion is positioned between said encaging means base portion and said arm portions.