Patent ID: 6895635

Claim:
A method of installing an accessory in a substrate of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: inserting an end of an accessory into a slot formed in an upper grommet, such that a bore formed through the end of the accessory is in registration with a bore that passes through the upper grommet so as to intersect the slot of the upper grommet; registering to a lower surface of the upper grommet an upper surface of a lower grommet, the lower grommet having a bore formed therein in substantial alignment with the bore passing through the upper grommet, the lower grommet having extending downwardly from an undersurface thereof a retaining structure, the retaining structure of the lower grommet being also substantially aligned with the bore passing through the lower grommet such that the bore of the lower grommet passes into at least a portion of the retaining structure; driving a fastener through the bores formed through the upper grommet, the end of the accessory, and the lower grommet, so as to simultaneously secure the upper grommet to the lower grommet and retain the end of the accessory within the slot in the upper grommet; addressing the retaining structure of the lower grommet to a bore formed through a substrate of a vehicle; and inserting the retaining structure of the lower grommet into the bore formed through the substrate, thereby securing the accessory to the substrate of the vehicle.