Patent ID: 8561961

Claim:
A method for installing a captive hardware apparatus, comprising the steps of: providing a captive hardware feature, comprising: a first member comprising a first aperture, which defines a pathway through the first member; a second member disposed on a substantially parallel plane as the first member, the second member comprising a second aperture, which defines a pathway through the second member; a third member coupled at one point to the first member and at a second point to the second member and extending substantially between the first member and the second member; a fastener extending at least partially through each of the first aperture and the second aperture and held in an initial, substantially fixed position relative to the first member and the second member; and a cut-out feature, which provides a pathway from an edge of the first member to the first aperture, the cut-out feature configured to slidably receive the fastener; and fastening a component to a surface using the captive hardware feature, by moving the fastener from the initial, substantially fixed position to a second position in which a tip of the fastener extends into the surface, the fastener being released from the first aperture, via the cut-out feature, during this moving step.