Nut clip

A nut clip comprising:

• a clip comprising:
• a main body comprising an aft reaction boss defining at least a portion of a nut containment channel and having an aft reaction wall;
• a forward reaction wall defining at least a portion of the nut containment channel and spaced apart from the aft reaction wall;
• a nut disposed between the aft reaction wall and the forward reaction wall and comprising:
• a first longer side corresponding to a first longer side projection comprising a projection of a line along the first longer side into a plane, wherein the first longer side is adapted to contact the forward reaction wall or the aft reaction wall;
• a second longer side opposite the first longer side and corresponding to a second longer side projection comprising a projection of a line along the second longer side into the plane, wherein the second longer side is adapted to contact the other of the forward reaction wall or the aft reaction wall;
• and
• first and second shorter sides that each extend between the first and second longer sides,
• wherein each of the first and second longer sides has a greater length than each of first and second shorter sides;
• wherein the aft reaction wall of the clip comprises:
• a first aft reaction wall angled segment corresponding to a first aft reaction wall angled segment projection comprising a projection of a line along the first aft reaction wall angled segment into the plane;
• a second aft reaction wall angled segment corresponding to a second aft reaction wall angled segment projection comprising a projection of a line along the second aft reaction wall angled segment into the plane;
• wherein the forward reaction wall comprises:
• a first forward reaction wall angled segment corresponding to a first forward reaction wall angled segment projection comprising a projection of a line along the first forward reaction wall angled segment into the plane;
• a second forward reaction wall angled segment corresponding to a second forward reaction wall angled segment projection comprising a projection of a line along the second forward reaction wall angled segment into the plane;
• wherein the plane includes a central longitudinal axis of the main body, a lateral axis of the main body, the first and second longer side projections, the first and second aft reaction wall angled segment projections, and the first and second forward reaction wall angled segment projections;
• wherein the first aft reaction wall angled segment comprises a first surface of the aft reaction wall;
• wherein the second aft reaction wall angled segment comprises a second surface of the aft reaction wall at an angle with respect to the first aft reaction wall angled segment;
• wherein the first forward reaction wall angled segment comprises a first surface of the forward reaction wall;
• wherein the second forward reaction wall angled segment comprises a second surface of the forward reaction wall.

A method of forming a clip for a nut clip comprising:

• providing a main body comprising an aft reaction boss defining at least a portion of a nut containment channel;
• providing a nut retention flange defining at least a further portion of the nut containment channel and extending from the main body via a nut retention flange attachment member spaced apart from the aft reaction boss;
• and
• providing a nut retention flange attachment member that defines a forward reaction wall that faces the nut containment channel,
• wherein the main body and the nut retention flange are each formed as a unitary piece with the nut retention flange attachment member,
• wherein the forward reaction wall comprises a first surface and a second surface disposed at an angle relative to the first surface,
• wherein the forward reaction wall is disposed between the nut retention flange and the main body,
• wherein the aft reaction boss comprises an aft reaction wall, and
• wherein, when a nut is disposed within the nut containment channel, the aft reaction wall and the forward reaction wall are configured to be contacted by the nut so as to limit rotation of the nut.