Patent ID: 7252469

Claim:
In combination, a rivet nut having a head, a fastener, a supporting member and a body panel, the combination comprising: the head of the rivet nut in an initial configuration having a first portion of sufficient thickness to be secured to a supporting member and a second portion integrally disposed on the first portion; the rivet nut also having a tubular portion extending from one side of the head, and a fastener receiving opening extending through the head and at last partially through the tubular portion wherein the fastener is assembled to the fastener receiving opening; the rivet nut extending through and being secured to the supporting member with the head engaging a first side of the supporting member and an expanded portion of the tubular portion engaging a second side of the supporting member; and a means for reducing the thickness of the head such that the head spaces the body panel from the supporting member by the reduced thickness to selectively adjust the relative position of the body panel.