Zero-Added Footprint Captive Float Nut
A captive float nut comprising a nut body having a threaded aperture defined there-through for receiving a threaded shaft. An anchor element is moveably coupled to the nut body to provide a predetermined freedom of movement of the nut body in six degrees of freedom. The anchor element comprises one or more finger elements having outwardly depending terminal portions have a sharp tine element on the terminal portion. The tines are driven in the interior surface of a bore so as to grip and affix the anchor element therein and affix the captive float nut to a structure.
1 . A captive float nut comprised of:
a nut body having an aperture defined there-through, and,
an anchor element comprising at least one finger element having a tine element defined on an outwardly depending terminal portion of the finger element.
2 . A captive float nut comprised of:
a nut body comprising a base element, a shaft element, a flange element and having an aperture defined there-through,
an anchor element comprising a retaining element, at least one finger element having a tine element defined on an outwardly depending terminal portion of the finger element, and,
wherein the anchor element is moveably affixed to the nut body to permit a predetermined range of motion of the nut body in six degrees of freedom with respect to the anchor element.
3 . A captive float nut comprising:
a nut body comprising a base element, a shaft element, a flange element and having an internally threaded bore defined there-through,
an anchor element comprising a retaining element, at least one finger element having a tine element defined on an outwardly depending terminal portion of the finger element, and,
wherein the anchor element is moveably affixed to the nut body to permit a predetermined range of motion of the nut body in six degrees of freedom with respect to the anchor element.