Patent ID: 6805524
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A screw grommet for securing workpieces with a threaded fastener, the screw grommet comprising:a tubular body having a first end and a second end; and a flange radially extending from said body and positioned between said first and second ends, wherein said tubular body includes a shank section extending from said flange toward said first end and a torque bearing section extending from said flange toward said second end, said torque bearing section including a first threadable aperture having a size smaller than the outside diameter of the threaded fastener, said shank section including flexible legs having a free end positioned proximate to said flange, said shank section including a pair of substantially parallel, spaced apart, walls outwardly protruding from said tubular body, one of said flexible legs being moveable relative to and positioned between said walls, wherein said walls limit the amount said flexible leg may circumferentially twist during insertion of the threaded fastener, said shank section further including a second threadable aperture formed on an inner surface of said free end of said legs, said second threadable aperture having a size smaller than the outside diameter of the threaded fastener and being formed at least in part by opposed flat parallel walls.