Patent ID: 6897380

Claim:
A grommet for mounting a vehicle wire harness which includes a water trapping zone, said grommet comprising: a longitudinal axis; a funnel shaped portion extending along said longitudinal axis and a tubular portion joined thereto by a circular joint section; said funnel shaped portion having a generally conical wall with external and internal generally conical faces and a flared end, the external generally conical face comprising a plurality of funnel ribs and an external circular groove with a groove base; wherein said external circular groove is engageable with a through-hole formed in a body panel of a vehicle; and wherein said funnel shaped portion comprises a device to improve flexibility of and/or space availability for the wire harness when mounted, including one of: a structural configuration allowing the length of said grommet along said longitudinal axis of said funnel shaped portion to be reduced, such that the wire harness can be wired substantially alongside the body panel; and a circular space between said plurality of funnel ribs near said circular joint section and said tubular portion.