Cage nut with non-cross threading angled cage

A floating fastener comprising:

• a body coupled to a base;
• and
• a cage adapted to enclose the base and being adapted to be welded to a surface, said cage having a pair of flanges partially disposed adjacent the bearing surface, each of said flanges having first and second portions, said first and second portion being adapted to be welded to a surface and wherein said flanges further define a seam disposed between said body and said surface, wherein the cage has first and second depending sidewalls which function to couple a cage top member to the flanges, said first depending sidewall having a first height less than the height of the second depending sidewall.

A floating fastener adapted to be welded to a surface comprising:

• a body coupled to a planar base having defined bearing surfaces;
• and
• a cage adapted to enclose the body, wherein the cage has first and second depending sidewalls which function to couple a cage top member to a plurality of flanges partially disposed adjacent the bearing surface, each of said flanges having first and second portions, said first and second portion being adapted to be welded to a surface and wherein said flanges further define a seam disposed between said body and the surface, wherein the bearing surfaces distribute loads to the first and second depending sidewalls.

A fastener assembly adapted to be coupled to a surface comprising:

• a threaded fastener comprising a body having defined flats;
• a cage adapted to enclose the fastener, the cage having a pair of flanges disposed adjacent to the body, said flanges defining a seam and a plurality of weldment locations, wherein the weldment locations are configured to be welded to the surface and to prevent the opening of the seam upon application of a torque to the fastener, wherein the defined flats distribute loads to surfaces of the cage, said cage defines a first depending side wall having a first height and a second depending side wall having a second height smaller than the first height, said cage further having a top member with a surface that is angled with respect to the flanges.

A cage nut comprising:

• a fastener having a body coupled to a base;
• and
• a cage adapted to enclose a portion of the fastener, said cage defines a seam disposed between said body and said surface, and said cage further defines first and second flanges wherein said first flange being disposed on a first side of said seam and said second flange is disposed on a second side of the seam said first and second flanges each having first and second weldment areas configured to be welded to a surface, said cage having an angled top member coupled to the first and second flanges by a pair of depending sidewalls having differing heights.

A floating fastener comprising:

• a body coupled to a base;
• and
• a cage adapted to enclose the base and being adapted to be welded to a surface, wherein the cage has a pair of depending sidewalls, each depending sidewall having a different height, and which function to couple a cage top member to a pair of weldable lower members, said weldable lower members define a seam disposed between said body and said surface and wherein the weldable lower members define a plurality of tabs disposed on either side of said seam.