Miscellaneous hardware (e.g. – bushing – carpet fastener – caster – Bushing
Patent
1997-03-27
1998-07-07
Mah, Chuck
Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,
Bushing
174153G, F16L 500
Patent
active
057749345
ABSTRACT:
To facilitate the mounting of a grommet in a hole formed in a body panel of a vehicle only by inserting it in one direction with a small force. There is provided a turnup portion 5d folded back from the outer radial end of a large diameter tubular portion 5c toward a small diameter tubular portion 5a. A locking groove 5e having a U-shaped cross is formed in the outer surface of the turnup portion 5d. At the leading end of the turnup portion 5d extending toward the small diameter tubular portion 5a, a locking portion 5g projects radially inwardly. A locking stepped portion 5h projects from the outer surface of the large diameter tubular portion 5c in a position corresponding to the locking groove 5e. When the locking portion 5g is engaged with the locking stepped portion 5h after pulling back the small diameter tubular portion 5a to locate the locking stepped portion 5h more backward than the locking portion 5g, the locking groove 5e comes to have an L-shaped cross section and be located at the front end of the grommet, thereby allowing the grommet to be inserted into a hole 6a in a body panel. When the locking portion 5g is disengaged from the locking stepped portion 5h after the insertion, the locking groove 5e is restored to have a U-shaped cross section so as to be fittable to the hole 6a in the body panel.
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Fujita Hiroo
Hattori Yukimitsu
Kasahara Yasuhiro
Kotani Kenji
Budzyn Ludomir A.
Casella Anthony J.
Hespos Gerald E.
Mah Chuck
Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd.
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