Abstract: A cable hook includes attachment means with a substantially base having a plantar bottom surface. The hook portion extends upwardly from the base (17) and includes upper and lower jaws (21, 23) with a lateral opening that is substantially circular. A single, laterally-extending notch (20) is located on the inside surface of the upper jaw proximate a frontal opening (22) between the jaws. Orientation marks (12) are included on the bottom surface of the base (17). Panel attachment means (18) are preferably deformer undercut grooves (16) for receiving the cold flow of metal from a metal panel (19) attached thereby. The hook (10) may be used to secure cables, a spring, a rod, tubing, or shaft.

Abstract: An insert for plastic sections is manufactured from a flat strip of metal by high-speed progressive die-stamping, which forms the strip into a threaded female insert. The metal strip is first cut into a flat blank and then thread regions are impressed on the face of the strip, providing a thread pitch profile. During the stamping operation, the strip is folded to form a triangular hollow tube with sharp-edged protrusions extending radially outward from each corner of the triangle. An interlocking side tab and interlocking cutout secure the abutting longitudinal side edges of the strip and ensures axial alignment of the thread regions. As a result of the folding and stamping process, the thread regions lie along the interior wall of the tubular construction and define a thread pitch diameter, which will accept the screw threaded into the center of the insert.