Patent ID: 6428106
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A guide assembly for a flexible element comprising:a mounting member providing an aperture extending along an axis, said mounting member being adapted to be supported from a structural member with respect to which the flexible element is to be guided, and the aperture formed for the flexible element to pass completely through the mounting member; an escutcheon member for trimming an orifice through which the flexible element is to pass, the escutcheon member being adapted to be received and retained in said aperture of the mounting member to provide a guide aperture for the flexible element extending coaxially with the aperture in the mounting member, and; the mounting member being divided longitudinally along the axis and along the entire length of the aperture so that the flexible element can be inserted into the aperture therein, through the division and in a direction transversely to said axis; the escutcheon member also being divided along its entire length for insertion of the flexible member therein when disassembled from the mounting member, surfaces defining the division in the escutcheon member being held in engagement with one another when the escutcheon member is received in said aperture of the mounting member.