Patent ID: 6877184

Claim:
An article of manufacture comprising: a grommet cap having a substantially planar top side and a substantially planar underside, the grommet cap comprising: a flange extending to an outer edge of the grommet cap and having a dimension substantially larger than an aperture to be covered; a shank depending from the substantially planar underside of the grommet cap and having an outer surface configured substantially in conformance with the size and shape of at least a substantial portion of an inner surface of the aperture to be covered; a slot in the grommet cap extending through the flange to the outer edge of the grommet cap; and a female receiver depending from the substantially planar underside of the grommet cap; and a separable tab configured to fill the slot, the separable tab having a male connector, the male connector being dimensioned to fit at least partially into the female receiver such that the separable tab can be separated from the grommet cap by removing with mild force the male connector out of the female receiver, the separable tab being held under the grommet cap such that the separable tab may be downwardly pivoted away from the slot while the male connector continuously directly contacts the female receiver, the separable tab being moveable into at least the following three positions: a closed position in which the separable tab completely fills the slot and the male connector contacts the female receiver depending from the substantially planar underside of the grommet cap; an open position in which the separable tab is downwardly pivoted out of contact with the slot, the male connector is spaced apart from the slot, and the male connector contacts the female receiver depending from the substantially planar underside of the grommet cap; a separated position in which the separable tab is removed entirely from and does not contact the grommet cap.