Patent ID: 8261409
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grommet for use with a component for protecting the surface of articles passing an aperture extending through a wall of the component, the grommet comprising: a cylindrical main wall portion, a lip portion connected to and extending outwardly and annularly from an axial end of the main wall portion, a plurality of first resilient fingers defined by the main wall portion, a plurality of second resilient fingers defined by the main wall portion, the second resilient fingers being interspersed between the first resilient fingers, and barb portions disposed on each of the second resilient fingers for resisting disengagement of the grommet from the aperture, wherein the plurality of first and second resilient fingers extend axially from the lip portion, and wherein the lip portion is resilient and cooperates with the barb portions to exert an axially compressive force on opposing surfaces of the wall of the component.