Fasteners

A cage nut is a square nut that has threaded holes wrapped in a piece of spring steel designed like a cage. You would use a cage nut when you have a rack that has square mounting holes and you need to mount a product that requires a threaded hole.

The spring steel on the cage nut has two flanges that when pressed together, allow the cage nut to be inserted into the square hole and clip in. The cage nut is typically loose in the cage to allow for adjustments when installing the screw.

There are 3 common sizes for cage nuts: 10-32, 12-24, and M6. You can determine what size you need by the product you are mounting. For an easier instillation, we recommend you purchase the corresponding screw to use with the cage nut."

A cage nut is a square nut that has threaded holes wrapped in a piece of spring steel designed like a cage. You would use a cage nut when you have a rack that has square mounting holes and you need to mount a product that requires a threaded hole.

The spring steel on the cage nut has two flanges that when pressed together, allow the cage nut to be inserted into the square hole and clip in. The cage nut is typically loose in the cage to allow for adjustments when installing the screw.

There are 3 common sizes for cage nuts: 10-32, 12-24, and M6. You can determine what size you need by the product you are mounting. For an easier instillation, we recommend you purchase the corresponding screw to use with the cage nut."

A cage nut is used on a rack that has square mounting holes. You would use a cage nut when you need to mount a product in your rack that requires a threaded hole. A cage nut is nothing more than a square nut that has threaded holes wrapped in a piece of spring steel designed like a cage. This spring steel has two flanges that when pressed together allow the cage nut to be inserted into the square hole and simply clip in. When this is done, you now have a square hole that is threaded. The nut is typically loose in the cage to allow for adjustments when installing the screw. There are 3 common sizes for cage nuts. These sizes are 10-32, 12-24, and M6. The size you will require is determined by the product you are mounting. We recommend you purchase the corresponding screw to go with the cage nut. This makes the installation easier if you happen to select the wrong size cage nut.