Patent ID: 7098402

Claim:
A grommet for insertion into a panel aperture having straight sections and arc sections, said grommet comprising: a first tubular portion being configured for insertion into the panel aperture, said first tubular portion having an outer periphery with straight sections and arc sections; a second tubular portion provided adjacent said first tubular portion; an annular latch groove provided on an outer peripheral surface of said first tubular portion at a predetermined distance from an insertion end thereof; said annular latch groove including: a first side wall adjacent said insertion end; a second side wall opposite said first side wall; and a groove bottom between said first side wall and said second side wall; said first side wall having a first height from said groove bottom in said straight sections and a second height from said groove bottom in said arc sections, said height in said straight sections being greater than said height in said arc sections, wherein said first side wall at said straight sections catches the periphery of the aperture more deeply than at said arc sections.