RS PRO M8 16mm Steel Square Nuts, Bright Zinc Plated Finish

RS PRO Cage Nuts

These RS PRO cage nuts are steel square nuts with a spring steel surround which wraps around the nut like a cage. The cage has two wings that when compressed or pinched together it can then be inserted into a square hole. The wings are then released to hold the cage nut in place. They are quick and easy to install and are ideal for mounting front panels to slide systems and instrument housings.

These caged nuts from our RS Pro range, also known as a captive nut, are available in M5, M6, M8 and M10 thread sizes. They can be assembled quickly and therefore speeds up the assembly process. Once installed, the fastener is hidden but the head of the screw is visible. Cage nuts can be used with cabinets and racks and these fasteners help to create a secure and well-supported system that can be easily changed when the need arises.

Made from steel with bright zinc plated finish these cage nuts can be fully usable from one side making easy and quick access to jobs that could be more fiddly and time-consuming.

RS PRO offers a great range of cage nuts in a variety of thread sizes and materials to suit all your requirements. The range has been RS approved meaning they are a great price and high quality you can rely on.

Features and Benefits

• Steel nut is held captive in a spring-steel cage, both zinc plated


• Ideally suited for use with front panel screw


• With a variety of available thicknesses in this range please refer to the datasheet


• Fully usable from just one side


• A quick, easy, and economical way of adding a thread to sheet metal


• Used for fixing accessories for cabinets and enclosures

Applications

Cage nuts are a valuable piece of equipment as they are used in various industries and applications. Typical uses for cage nuts are for:
Panelling
Servers
Mounting rails of equipment racks
Other metal enclosure cabinets

How do you use cage nuts?

Cage nuts are very easy to use. To install a cage nut onto a server rack you can pop the cage nut into the hole if you hook one side in first and then press the other side in with a thin flat blade screwdriver.