| CPC F16B 37/041 (2013.01) [F16B 37/0807 (2013.01); F16B 2200/403 (2018.08)] | 10 Claims |
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1. A nut fastener assembly, comprising:
a nut assembly, the nut assembly including a base plate, the base plate including a pair of protrusions; and
a fastening clip, the fastening clip comprising:
a first clip portion;
a pair of lugs, the pair of lugs extending upward from edges of the first clip portion; and
a pair of receiving channels, the pair of lugs provided with the pair of receiving channels respectively and configured to respectively receive the pair of protrusions of the nut assembly such that the nut assembly is connected to the first clip portion,
wherein at least one of the pair of lugs is an adjustable lug, the adjustable lug comprising a blocking part and an elastic part,
wherein the elastic part includes a proximal end and a distal end, the elastic part extending obliquely upwards from the proximal end of the elastic part to the distal end of the elastic part, the proximal end connected to the first clip portion along a first side wall,
wherein the blocking part includes a connection part and an extension part that is formed integrally with each other, the extension part connected to the first clip portion by means of the connection part, the extension part including a free end and the connection part connected to the first clip portion along a second side wall opposite of the first side wall,
wherein the distal end of the elastic part and the free end of the blocking part is separated by a gap,
wherein at least one of the pair of lugs is a fixed lug, the fixed lug disposed opposite of the adjustable lug and between a pair of arms, the pair of arms connecting the first clip portion to a second clip portion,
wherein the elastic part deflects downward relative to the free end of the blocking part, and
wherein the fastening clip is integrally formed of a metal material.
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