Patent ID: 8973216
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: F16L,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grommet for facilitating installation of flex tubing through an aperture in a metal stud, the aperture having an aperture width, the grommet comprising: a faceplate having a width that is greater than the aperture width, the faceplate having a front surface and a rear surface that extend downwardly to form a first clip portion; a flange extending from a perimeter of an opening through the faceplate forming a duct shaped to receive the flex tubing therethrough; a second clip portion extending downwardly from the flange, adjacent the first clip portion, so that the first and second clip portions frictionally engage the metal stud to hold the duct within the aperture of the metal stud; a locking bar operatively engaged with the grommet for moving from an unlocked position in which the locking bar does not obstruct the duct, to a locked position in which the locking bar clamps down upon the flex tubing to lock it within the duct; a pair of legs extending downwardly from the locking bar, each of the pair of legs having first interlocking features; and second interlocking features of the grommet for operatively engaging with the first interlocking features for locking the locking bar in the locked position.