Patent ID: 8292561

Claim:
A cage threaded fastener assembly comprising: (a) a cage having a plurality of walls which encase a threaded fastener and a flange, said cage having an entrance end and an exit end, said flange having a planar surface, said threaded fastener having a longitudinal axis; (b) a slot in each of one or more of the walls; (c) a plate connecting the exit end of the walls for strengthening the cage structure; (d) said flange extending from the threaded fastener such that the planar surface of the flange is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the threaded fastener, said flange and said threaded fastener forming a combined threaded fastener and flange; (e) a strip attached to the combined threaded fastener and flange; (f) said strip being inserted into the one or more slots such that the threaded fastener is suspended within the cage; (g) wherein the walls and the flange are shaped such that rotation of the flange within the walls is limited; and (h) wherein the one or more slots and the strip are shaped such that the fastener may float in two dimensions coplanar to the cage.