Patent ID: 8042225
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: B60R,F16L,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grommet for sealing a conduit to be passed through a through hole in a body sheet and for applying a pressure force against said body sheet, the grommet comprising: a sealing body defining an opening therethrough and sized to fit through said body sheet through hole; a first sealing flange radially surrounding said sealing body in an unfolded state and having an outer circumference adapted to apply the pressure force to said body sheet surrounding said through hole; a second sealing flange surrounding said sealing body serving as an abutment member against said body sheet surrounding said through hole to withstand said first sealing flange's pressure force; and a retaining means configured for fixing said first sealing flange in a folded state suitable to pass freely through said body sheet through hole, and characterized in that the first sealing flange is circular, and said retaining means and a plurality of attachment means are attached to, and disposed about a circumferential edge of said first sealing flange, and characterized in that said retaining means comprises a belt and the plurality of attachment means comprises a plurality of eyelets, and the eyelets are equally radially spaced about the circumferential edge of the sealing collar, said belt being formed of a flexible material to lace the eyelets together to form the folded state.