Patent ID: 7383610

Claim:
A non-captive grommet method comprising: providing a hole closure system comprising: a grommet cap comprising: a disk having an aperture extending to the outer edge of the grommet cap, the disk having a diameter larger than a hole to be covered; and a projection projecting downwardly under the disk and having an outer surface with at least a substantial portion configured in conformance with a substantial portion of an inner surface of the hole to be covered; and a non-captive closure element comprising: a filler portion sized and shaped to fill the aperture in the grommet cap; a pair of extensions; the non-captive closure element being moveable into at least the following three positions: a closed position in which the filler portion substantially fills the aperture in the grommet cap; an open position in which the non-captive closure element is removably carried by the grommet cap without projection above the disk; a separated position in which the non-captive closure element is removed entirely from and does not contact the grommet cap; and moving the non-captive closure element from the open position to the separated position.