Patent ID: 6854941

Claim:
A clip nut comprising: a plastic body having an aft section, a first arm extending from the aft section, the first arm having a forward portion and a rearward portion angled relative to the forward portion, the forward portion defining an aperture, a second arm extending from the aft section generally in alignment with the first arm and defining an aperture aligned with the aperture of the first arm, and a nut cage positioned atop the first arm and disposed about the aperture of the first arm, the nut cage having an upper wall spaced above the first arm that defines a slot having a narrowed inlet and a recess aligned with the apertures of the first and second arms, wherein the upper wall of the nut cage is generally parallel to the rearward portion of the first arm; and a nut having a base and an upstanding portion extending from the base that defines an internally threaded bore; wherein the slot of the nut cage is sized to yieldably receive the nut past the narrow inlet and into the recess.