Patent ID: 6901628
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: E04B,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. I claim a cylindrical grommet comprised of a body having a first end and a second end, an initial anchor at said first end, and a final anchor at said second end, integrally formed as a unit, made of steel or a similarly hard material, that is inserted into a hole drilled through wood studs or joists, said body being substantially cylindrical and made of steel or a similarly hard material that is at least approximately one sixteenth inch thick, said body being at least as long as the depth of the drilled hole and which fits loosely within the drilled hole and which serves to protect from being punctured by nails or screws that might later be nailed or screwed into the wall where the stud or joist is, both and either by providing an impenetrable barrier around, and/or by deflecting the nail or screw from, the wire or pipe installed through the hole, said cylindrical grommet being anchored in place initially at said first end by said first anchor comprising one or more strips of steel or a similarly hard material which projects outward at a substantially right angle from the body, and said cylindrical grommet then finally being anchored on said second end by said second anchor comprising a strip of metal that is projected out from the second end of the cylindrical grommet and which, after initial anchoring, is bent away from the body to form a substantially right angle, and lay against the wood stud or joist, so that the final anchor is substantially perpendicular to the body, thus, when both said anchors have been secured in place the body of the invention will either be suspended, or will rest, inside the drilled hole.