Patent ID: 6350091
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A grommet assembly including:a pin including a first guide element and an enlarged head; a grommet head including an aperture into which said pin is inserted, said aperture including a second guide element for engaging said first guide element to prevent relative rotation between said grommet head and said pin and further including inwardly extending ramped surfaces; wherein one of said first and second guide elements is at least one longitudinal groove and another of said first and second guide elements is at least one longitudinal ridge complementary to said at least one longitudinal groove; and wherein during insertion of said pin into said aperture, said enlarged head forces said inwardly extending ramped surfaces away from each other and thereafter, in a fully installed position, said inwardly extending ramped surfaces detent engage said pin proximate to said enlarged head.