Patent ID: 7156599

Claim:
An assembly configured to receive a fastener, said assembly comprising: a nut member having a base portion having an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one sidewall which connects said upper surface to said lower surface, said nut member configured to be engaged by the fastener; a cage member for encaging said nut member, said cage member configured to provide a limited range of movement of said nut member in at least one direction, said cage member configured to allow access to said nut member within the limited range of movement of said nut member, said lower surface of said nut member being configured to be positioned against said cage member upon the fastener being fully engaged and secured to said nut member; and at least one stand-off for reducing an amount of bearing surface interface between said at least one sidewall of said nut member and said cage member in order to reduce a possibility of said nut member sticking to said cage member when said assembly is run through a bath in a sideways position, said at least one stand-off is associated with said nut member, and wherein said nut member has a plurality of sidewalls which connect said upper surface to said lower surface, each said sidewall of said base portion being connected to an adjacent sidewall along an edge of said base portion, and wherein at least two opposite sidewalls extend inwardly toward one another such that said at least one stand-off is one of said edges of said base portion of said nut member.