Patent ID: 8022304
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: B60R,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grommet adapted to engage with an opening defined in a panel, the grommet comprising: a body portion having a first side and an opposite second side; a first tubular portion extending from the first side of the body portion and adapted to receive a wire harness; and a second tubular portion extending from the second side of the body portion and communicating with the first tubular portion to receive the wire harness, the second tubular portion having a plurality of annular ridges on an internal surface thereof to assist in retaining the wire harness; wherein the body portion defines a peripheral channel for engaging an edge of the opening of the panel when installed, the channel defined by: a bottom surface; a first side wall extending from a first end of the bottom surface and having a first lip extending generally toward a mid-point of the bottom surface, the first lip being distally located with respect to the bottom surface; and a second side wall extending from an opposite second end of the bottom surface and having a second lip extending generally toward the first lip, the second lip being distally located with respect to the bottom surface wherein a tip of the second lip extends beyond the mid-point of the bottom surface and overlaps the first lip.