Gang nut assembly

A gang nut assembly, comprising:

• an elongated channel having a substantially C-shaped cross section formed by a base wall, a pair of sidewalls extending substantially perpendicular from the base wall, and a pair of inwardly directed flanges extending substantially perpendicular from the sidewalls and defining between them a slot, said channel having a plurality of nut stations spaced along its length, each nut station being characterized by a pair of opposed recesses in the flanges forming a substantially rectangular nut insert receiving opening that is substantially wider than the slot:
• a nut insert comprising a substantially rectangular base, a pair of end walls connected to the base and diverging apart as they extend upwardly from the base, each said end wall having a top, and an internally threaded tubular stem portion connected to the base and extending perpendicular from the base on the same side of the base as the end walls,
• said nut insert having a width that is smaller than the width of a nut insert receiving opening, a length at its base which is smaller than the length of the nut insert receiving opening, and a length at the tops of the end walls which is larger than the length of the nut insert receiving opening,
• said end walls being bendable towards each other so that the nut insert can be positioned with its base within a nut insert receiving opening and then be pushed upon to force it through the nut insert receiving opening, causing the end walls to bend towards each other as the nut insert moves through the nut insert receiving opening into the channel, and
• said end walls being of such a height that when the nut insert is within the channel, and the base of the nut insert is against the base wall of the channel, the end walls will spring apart to position the tops of the end walls below the flanges, to in that manner lock the nut insert in the channel.