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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
May. 30, 2017
A. Raymond ET Cie Scs, Grenoble, FR;
Jason F. Reznar, Ferndale, MI (US);
William Teller, Lake Orion, MI (US);
A. RAYMOND ET CIE SCS, Grenoble, FR;
Abstract
A channel nut and retainer assembly and method of attachment to a strut are disclosed. The assembly comprises a rotatable nut and a retainer. The retainer comprises a base wall and opposed side walls. Each of the side walls has an upper flange for mating with the upper edge of the strut and further includes a cantilevered holding leg extending from the upper flange. The retainer additionally includes actuation legs extending from the base wall. Each actuation leg includes a base wall connecting end and a nut driving end. The retainer additionally includes retention legs extending from the base wall. Each of the retention legs includes a leg holding hook. The retainer further includes rotation stops extending between the base wall of the retainer and the upper flanges of the retainer. The rotatable nut automatically rotates to a locking position upon attachment of the assembly to the strut.