Patent ID: 8584315

Claim:
A grommet extending along an axis for insertion into a hole of a panel, said grommet comprising: a hollow funnel-shaped section inclined to said axis such that a portion of said funnel-shaped section is compressed radially inward during insertion of said grommet into said hole, said funnel-shaped section terminating at a circular ridgeline which is larger in diameter than said hole; a first mounting flange defining a retention groove adjacent to said ridgeline, said retention groove receiving said panel upon complete insertion of said grommet into said hole; an array of recesses on an inside surface of said grommet wherein at least a portion of said recesses are radially inward of a portion of said funnel-shaped section which is larger in diameter than said hole, said recesses being arranged to expand when said funnel-shaped section passes through said hole during insertion of said grommet into said hole.