Patent ID: 6848938
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A panel-mountable part mountable on a panel having opposite front and rear surfaces and a mount hole extending through the panel from the front surface to the rear surface, comprising: a grommet attachable to the panel-mountable part to substantially cover a rear side of the panel-mountable part with respect to a mounting direction on the panel and to be held substantially in close contact with the rear surface of the panel to seal the inside thereof; a flange on at least part of an outer surface of the panel-mountable part substantially covered by the grommet for holding the grommet on the panel-mountable part, at least one lock arm projecting from the panel-mountable part and being resiliently engageable with the front side of the panel adjacent the mount hole, wherein the lock arm comprises an operable portion extending more backward than the flange with respect to the mounting direction, the lock arm being resiliently displaceable and disengaged from the panel by operating the operable portion from outside via the grommet from at least one location backward from the flange.