Patent ID: 8701246

Claim:
A grommet device comprising: a circular top structure having a top surface, wherein an aperture having a central axis is positioned interior of the top structure; a sidewall formed around the aperture and connected to the circular top structure, wherein the sidewall is positioned substantially perpendicular from the top surface of the circular top structure; at least two upper protruding structures connected to the circular top structure at different locations along the circular top structure, wherein each of the at least two upper protruding structures extends into the aperture; and at least two lower protruding structures extending from the sidewall at different locations along the sidewall, wherein each of the at least two lower protruding structures have a flexing portion extending into the aperture, wherein each the at least two upper protruding structures is substantially radially aligned with the flexing portion of each of the at least two lower protruding structures, respectively.