Patent ID: 6760957
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A grommet comprising:a pair of straight portions spaced from each other; a pair of arcuate portions which are spaced from each other and interconnect said pair of straight portions; wherein said pair of straight portions and said pair of arcuate portions define a space through which a wire harness is to be passed; a fitting portion of a tubular shape for fitting in a hole which is formed on a panel, an interior of said fitting portion being in communication with said space; a lip which is formed at an outer edge portion of said pair of straight portions and said pair of arcuate portions over an entire periphery thereof, and which is adapted to be held in contact with said panel upon fitting of said fitting portion in said hole, thereby forming a liquid-tight seal between said lip and said panel; and a projected portion projecting outwardly from one of said pair of straight portions, wherein an angled surface of said fitting portion is in communication with a surface of each of said straight portions and a surface of each of said arcuate portions, which are in communication with a surface of said lip so as to define a second space to accomodate said hole in said panel.