Patent ID: 9199586
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tube connection, comprising: a bracket including a mounting surface having an oval hole extending therethrough having a first end that forms a wide portion and an opposed second end that forms a narrow portion; a circumferentially continuous and elastically flexible grommet including an oval hole axially extending therethrough having a periphery parallel to a periphery of the bracket hole and including a first end that forms a wide portion and an opposed second end forming a narrow portion, and a circumferentially continuous recess extending around an outer periphery of the grommet and fitted into and having a contour that conforms to the periphery of the bracket hole, the recess defining a lower shoulder pressed against a first side of the mounting surface, and an upper shoulder pressed against a second opposite side of the mounting surface; and a vehicle air tube including a connector projecting outwardly from an outer surface thereof, the connector comprising a clip having opposing legs and a foot at a distal end thereof, the legs and foot being narrower than the wide portion of the grommet hole, the legs of the clip being inserted through the wide portion of the grommet hole and being moved into the narrow portion of the grommet such that the foot of the clip is elastically engaged with a lower surface of the lower shoulder of the grommet for vertical and lateral retention of the tube.