Patent ID: 6300568
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B60R,F16B,H02G

Abstract:
A grommet strip comprising:a metallic elongated base including continuous first base portions spaced apart along a longitudinal axis and each having a given width W; and second base portions each joining a longitudinally spaced apart pair of said first base portions, each of said second base portions having a width substantially less than W so as to allow bending of said elongated base in orthogonally related directions about said longitudinal axis;first fingers extending upwardly from longitudinally aligned first edges of at least some of said first base portions;second fingers extending upwardly from longitudinally aligned second edges of at least some of said first base portions; said first edges being substantially transversely aligned with said second edges; and said first fingers, said second fingers and said base forming a longitudinally extending channel for receiving an edge portion of a wall; anda non-metallic coating secured to at least a bottom surface of said base, and wherein the projection of said coating above said base is limited so as to provide voids between major length portions of said first fingers and between major length portions of said second finger.