Patent ID: 6051795
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
A grommet for disposition in a hole in a panel and for reception of a cable having a radius, including,a member formed from a tire resistant material,the member being shaped to provide a pair of flaps defining a socket for receiving the panel in a particular relationship,the member having at its inner end an inner peripheral surface defining a hollow opening for receiving the cable, the inner peripheral surface having an annular surface with a radius less than the radius of the cable and with resilient properties to provide for a flattening of the member upon the disposition of the cable in the hollow opening in the member,the member having an outer peripheral surface continuous with the inner peripheral surface,the member having a chemical composition providing a fire resistant material, anda fabric disposed in the member near the outer and inner peripheral surfaces of the member and having heat resistant properties, the fabric being impregnated and covered with the fire resistant material,the fabric being disposed near the inner and outer peripheral surfaces along a portion of the member and whereinone of the flaps is constructed to engage a first surface of the panel and whereinthe member is made from a resilient material and whereinthe one of the flaps extends inwardly toward the other one of the flaps, in a free disposition of the flaps, for engaging the panel and wherein the flaps have an open end and whereinthe chemical composition of the member constitutes a silicone with a Rockwell hardness of substantially 55 and whereinthe member has first and second portions on opposite sides of the panel, the first portion of the member for being on one side of the panel and including the one of the flaps and the second portion of the member for being on the other side of the panel and including the other one of the flaps and whereinthe first portion of the member has a higher melting temperature than the second portion of the member.