Push through grommet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10086781-B2
Application number	US-201615347036-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2016
Priority date	Nov 9, 2016
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

Embodiments of a grommet are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the grommet includes a grommet body having a main body portion, a flange, and an installation extension, an outer surface of the flange at least partially defining a recess, the installation extension connected to the main body portion within the recess and extending at least partially out of the recess, the grommet body having a passage passing therethrough.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A grommet extending from a terminating first end to an opposing terminating second end, comprising a grommet body having a main body portion, a flange, and an installation extension, an outer surface of the flange at least partially defining a recess, the installation extension connected to the main body portion within the recess and extending at least partially out of the recess, the grommet body having a passage passing therethrough, wherein the passage has a continuous width from the first end to the second end and the installation extension includes a plurality of projections extending from an exterior surface of the installation extension to form a gripping surface.

2. The grommet of claim 1 , wherein the installation extension is cylindrical.

3. The grommet of claim 1 , wherein the flange includes an outer surface, an underside surface, a recess surface, and a base and the main body portion extends from the base to a first extension.

4. The grommet of claim 3 , wherein the main body portion is frustoconical having a wide end and a narrow end and the wide end of the main body portion meets the base at an edge.

5. The grommet of claim 4 , wherein the first extension is cylindrical and extends from the narrow end of the main body portion.

6. The grommet of claim 1 , wherein the passage is generally coaxial with the main body portion.

7. A push through grommet extending from a terminating first end to an opposing terminating second end, comprising:
a main body portion;
a flange extending outwards from the main body portion;
a first extension extending in a first direction from the main body portion and terminating at the first end of the push through grommet;
a second extension extending in a second direction from the main body portion and terminating at the second end of the push through grommet; and
a passage extending through the first extension, the main body portion, and the second extension;
wherein at least a portion of the second extension extends from a recess and a width of the passage is continuous through the first extension, the main body portion, and the second extension.

8. The grommet of claim 7 , wherein the flange includes an outer surface, an underside surface, a recess surface, and a base, and the main body portion is frustoconical having a wide end and a narrow end and the wide end of the main body portion meets the base at an edge.

9. The grommet of claim 8 , wherein each of the first extension and the second extension is cylindrical and the first extension extends from the narrow end of the main body portion.

10. The grommet of claim 7 , wherein the recess is defined by a flange recess surface and a recessed portion of the second extension.

11. The grommet of claim 7 , wherein the main body has a first width at a recessed end of the recess and a second width smaller than the first width at a point longitudinally separated from the first width in the second direction from the recessed end.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc
• Gm Global Tech Operatons Llc

Inventors

• Miller Jason M
• Bauer Hugh S
• Fox Andrew G
• Nelsen James N

Classifications

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• B60R16/0222 Primary

  Grommets · CPC title

• Y10T16/05

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• H01R13/5205

  Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet (H01R13/5221 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16L5/027

  by means of a joint of the quick-acting type · CPC title