Grommet

Details Grommet Grommet

1973-04-05

1976-10-19

Frazier, Roy D.

Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,

Bushing

Providing strain relief

248 56, 174153G, B65D 748

Patent

active

039862283

ABSTRACT:
A one-piece molded grommet for routing a cable inserted therethrough and to protect the cable from bending, cutting and foot traffic. A cavernous tab or foot in the form of a split sleeve portion disposed in a first plane is attached to a vertically oriented barrel portion through which an inserted cable is elevated from the cavity of the tab to a second plane generally parallel to the first. A flange member or pad is attached to the barrel portion at the second plane and includes a bore at an angle to the cable's introduction to the cavernous tab. A vertically oriented slit is provided in the barrel and the flange member to facilitate installation and removal of the cable to the grommet. The slit is off-center relative to the bore in order to provide a saddle of protective material for the cable therein should pressure be applied to the top of the grommet. A shoulder is also included for the flange member and barrel to stabilize the position of the grommet in its retention to a channel member as it takes to heel pressure or the like.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1822260 (1931-09-01), Adams
patent: 2573600 (1951-10-01), Pruehs
patent: 2633483 (1953-03-01), Hafke
patent: 3141251 (1964-07-01), Olson et al.
patent: 3151905 (1964-10-01), Reuther et al.
patent: 3502917 (1970-03-01), Bizoe

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