Patent ID: 8716602

Claim:
A floor grommet, comprising: a mounting flange comprising a perimeter frame, where the perimeter frame defines an opening; first and second finger assemblies, the first finger assembly opposing the second finger assembly, where each finger assembly comprises a plurality of fingers, and each finger comprises a base portion and a tip portion; first and second finger mounting flanges; where the first finger mounting flange is coupled to the first finger assembly and further coupled to a first side of the perimeter frame; where the second finger mounting flange is coupled to the second finger assembly and further coupled to an opposing second side of the perimeter frame; each finger of the first finger assembly being disposed adjacent to a corresponding finger of the second finger assembly, each of the fingers in the first finger assembly extending across at least a majority of the opening along a length of the corresponding finger of the second finger assembly, and the tip portion of each finger of the first finger assembly being disposed in proximity to the base portions of the fingers in the second finger assembly, and each finger of the second finger assembly being disposed adjacent to a corresponding finger of the first finger assembly, each of the fingers in the second finger assembly extending across at least a majority of the opening along a length of the corresponding finger of the first finger assembly, and the tip portion of each finger of the second finger assembly being disposed in proximity to the base portions of the fingers in the first finger assembly; where each finger of the plurality of the fingers of the first finger assembly and the second finger assembly defines an inner core section and a pair of outer sections, where the outer sections together surround at least a part of the inner core section, the inner core section configured with a first material rigidity and each of the outer sections configured with a second material rigidity, the second material rigidity of each of the outer sections being less than the first material rigidity of the inner core section.