Insert and method for anchoring in a cored panel

A method of anchoring a wide flange insert in a panel having first and second sides for providing an attachment point for attaching and anchoring a component to the panel, comprising:

• providing a wide flange insert for providing an attachment point for attaching and anchoring a component to the panel, the wide flange insert including:
• a tubular wide flange body including a tubular shaft portion having a first outer diameter, an inner bore with an inner diameter, first and second ends, an enlarged flange formed at the first end of the tubular wide flange body and having a second outer diameter larger than the first diameter, and a counter bore formed at the first end of the inner bore of the tubular wide flange body;
• a generally cylindrical sacrificial cover having first and second ends, the first end of the sacrificial cover being connected to the second end of the tubular wide flange body;
• a threaded pin connected to and extending from the second end of the sacrificial cover;
• a tubular nut including a tubular shaft portion having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the tubular wide flange body, and an enlarged flange formed at an end of the tubular nut, the tubular nut being disposed within the tubular wide flange body with the enlarged flange of the tubular nut disposed in the counter bore formed at the first end of the inner bore of the tubular wide flange body;
• and
• a retainer cap fixedly attached over the enlarged flange formed at the first end of the tubular wide flange body, the retainer cap being configured to retain the tubular nut within the inner bore of the tubular wide flange body;
• drilling a countersunk pilot hole into a first side of the panel;
• placing a protective sheet over the countersunk hole on an opposing second side of the panel;
• filling the countersunk hole with adhesive material;
• and
• pushing the wide flange insert into the adhesive filled countersunk hole sufficiently to cause the threaded pin and sacrificial cover to pierce the protective sheet and to cause the insert flange to contact the first side of the panel;
• fastening an internally threaded fixture to the threaded pin to secure the wide flange insert in position;
• allowing the adhesive to cure;
• removing the internally threaded fixture from the threaded pin;
• and
• removing the sacrificial cover and threaded pin from the tubular wide flange body.