Patent ID: 7155775

Claim:
A method comprising providing a hole closure system comprising: a grommet cap comprising: a substantially circular 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, a portion of the projection being cylindrical, the outer edge of the grommet cap being radially outside of the projection; and a non-captive closure element elongated in a longitudinal direction and comprising: a filler portion sized and shaped to fill the aperture in the grommet cap, the filler portion having a planar top elongated in the longitudinal direction; an arm that meets the filler portion at a step, the arm being elongated in the longitudinal direction; and a pair of extensions protruding transverse to the longitudinal direction; 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 and the non-captive closure element is adjacent the disk; an open position in which the non-captive closure element is removably carried by its extensions under and adjacent the disk, without projection above the disk, the extensions being closer to the disk than is the filler portion, the filler portion hanging substantially lower than the extensions; and a separated position in which the non-captive closure element is removed entirely from and does not contact the grommet cap; wherein the hole closure system is configured to permit the non-captive closure element to be moved from its closed position to its open position while carried by the hole closure system under the disk, using movement that includes downward pivoting; and moving the non-captive closure element from the open position to the separated position.