Patent ID: 6918725

Claim:
A clip nut, comprising: a one-piece, molded plastic, clip-body, including a first arm having first and second ends, a second arm having first and second ends, and an end-wall connecting the second end of the first arm to the second end of the second arm, and forming a closed first end for said clip-body, said clip-body having an opposite, second end that is open to receive a member between the first and second arms onto which the clip nut is mounted; a pair of sidewalls on opposite sides of the first arm, extending outwardly from the first arm, said sidewalls including a first pair of substantially aligned ear openings; said first arm including a nut-receiving space positioned laterally between the sidewalls, said space including a base surface; a pair of substantially aligned bolt receiving openings in the first and second arms; wherein the bolt receiving opening in the first arm is surrounded by the base surface of the nut receiving space; a nut having a base, a tubular body extending away from the base and including an internally threaded central opening, said base including a pair of opposite end edges, a pair of opposite side edges, and a pair of ears projecting outwardly from the side edges on diametrically opposite sides of said base; wherein the base of the nut confronts the base surface of the nut-receiving space, between the sidewalls, and the ears on the nut extend outwardly into the ear openings; and wherein the base surface of the nut receiving space includes side portions which extend laterally outwardly through the ear openings; wherein the first arm has a substantially constant thickness in its extent between the end wall and the base surface of the nut-receiving space; and wherein the end wall and the first arm are thicker than the second arm and are thick enough to carry torque forces that are applied to the clip nut when a bolt is tightened in the nut.