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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120325521 | GROMMET A grommet is fit on a pipe harness formed by inserting a wire harness into a metallic pipe. The grommet has a small-diameter tube configured to allow insertion of the pipe harness therethrough in a tight manner. The small-diameter tube has an inner diameter B obtained b... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120305868 | WALL GROMMET FOR POWER CONNECTION Provided is a wall grommet, which can be installed through the surfaces of walls to route wiring in the walls' interior spaces. In particular, the wall grommet is configured for running power cords inside walls and presenting the electrical connectors of a power cord in... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120217041 | GROMMET First and second grommets are each positioned in contact with vehicle body panel surfaces through which a wire harness through-hole has been bored. The first and second grommets are each integrally formed from rubber or an elastomer with a small diameter tubular portion... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20110203833 | GROMMET A grommet includes an outer body and an inner body. The outer body, is formed with a wire insertion hole through which a wire is inserted, and has a panel fitting portion at a circumferential portion thereof. The panel fitting portion fits in a first panel hole having a... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110198110 | GROMMET FOR WIRE HARNESS In a grommet fitted around a wire harness wired in a vehicle, and mounted in a through hole of a vehicle body panel, a radially outward extending portion is provided on an outer peripheral surface at an end of a small diameter cylinder portion, in which the wire harness... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110061897 | GROMMET To provide a grommet of which a vehicle body latch recess is not deformed, thereby maintaining a good sealing function, even if a wire harness that passes the grommet is bent sharply. The grommet includes: an inner tube for passing electrical cables in the wire harness ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20100147557 | Grommet The present invention provides a grommet, made of an elastic body, which is externally mounted on a group of electric wires to be spanned between a car-body panel and a movable body consisting of a door or a trunk lid coupled to the car-body panel through a hinge member... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100139972 | Grommet Configured For Supporting Seal Strip A grommet is inserted into a notch in a channel and partially supports a seal strip attached to the channel. The grommet includes a main segment and first and second end segments. The main segment extends from a first end to a second end along a longitudinal axis and ha... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100025077 | GROMMET A grommet that sheathes a wire harness for a motor vehicle comprising a smaller diameter tubular section provided at one end of the grommet and capable of being inserted into a through-hole in the motor vehicle, a tapered tubular section including a slant wall extending... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090314518 | CABLE INSERTION STRUCTURE FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR In a cable insertion structure for an outboard motor, a pawl section and a supporting section of a resinous cap are inserted from the inside of a cowling into a communicating hole of a rubber grommet, and the pawl section is fitted into a recess. Then, the communicating... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090242235 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR A LINE A fastening device for a line, in particular for an electric cable (12) in a motor vehicle, is proposed, the fastening device having a bush (10) which can be locked in a holder (18), at least partially surrounds the line, is made of elastically defo... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090151983 | GROMMET FOR CABLES A cable grommet system for installation in data centers, offices and the like, for sealing cable openings in raised flooring, wall or ceiling panels, server cabinets, etc. to facilitate the installation and revision of wiring and cabling to server installations while mi... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090084580 | GROMMET FOR CABLES A cable grommet system for installation in data centers, offices and the like, for sealing cable openings in raised flooring, wall or ceiling panels, server cabinets, etc. to facilitate the installation and revision of wiring and cabling to server installations while mi... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090014203 | VEHICLE GROMMET A grommet is attached between a body panel and a trunk lid at a location spaced from a hinge structure that movably supports the trunk lid. The grommet forms a wiring passageway between an opening in the body panel and an opening in the trunk lid. The grommet includes a... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080230257 | GROMMET AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREFOR A grommet 1 has a central shaft 2 through which a wire harness 5 is inserted. A circular connection portion 31 is provided continuously to the periphery of the central shaft 2. A convex cross-sectionally V-shaped ring-like lip 32 | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080083556 | Dynamoelectric machine grommet Disclosed herein relates to a dynamoelectric machine grommet. The grommet comprising, a body portion of the grommet sealably engagable with an opening in a housing of a dynamoelectric machine, and at least one projection extending from the body portion and receptive to ... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080066949 | Sealing grommet The present disclosure describes a grommet for sealing an opening in a two piece enclosure and formed with a sealing passageway for engaging a member to be supported by the grommet. The grommet comprises an outer peripheral ring section and an inner ring section. The in... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080017401 | GROMMET AND FORMING METHOD FOR THE GROMMET A grommet is formed having a funnel shaped portion and a tubular portion linked to a small diameter end portion of the funnel shaped portion. The grommet is inserted to an aperture of a car body panel after a wire harness is passed through and attached to the funnel sha... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070289770 | Two-piece clip A two-piece clip includes: a grommet; and a pin-shaped member, wherein: the grommet includes a leg portions, an elastic engagement member formed on a side wall through a slit, and a sliding protrusion; the pin-shaped member includes an insertion member to be inserted in... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070261881 | Apparatus for securing a line such as a cable An apparatus for securing a line such as, for example, a cable or the like, thereto is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus is coupled to an electrical box into which the cable extends. ... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070137884 | MOTOR VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS HAVING A GROMMET BETWEEN OCCUPANT AND ENGINE COMPARTMENTS A truck has an occupant compartment (24), an engine compartment (20) forward of the occupant compartment, and a wiring harness (34) extending through a dash panel (26) separating the two compartments from each other. A grommet (46) is ... | 06/21/2007 |
