Eyelet assembly

An eyelet assembly comprising a plastic eyelet body (1) including a hollow cylindrical portion (2) and a flange (3) formed on the upper end of said cylindrical portion (2), and a plastic seat plate (6) including a center hole (11) in which said cylindrical portion (2) of said eyelet body (1) is fitted;

• said eyelet body (1) including a plurality of vertically spaced arcuate projections (4a, 4b, . . .) of predetermined thickness formed on the external peripheral surface of said cylindrical portion (2);
• said seat plate (6) including a plurality of engaging portions (8) separated by recesses along the inner peripheral edge of said center hole (11) for engaging said projections (4a, 4b . . .) of said eyelet body (1);
• each of said arcuate projections (4a, 4b, . . .) extending by an angular distance which is less than a quarter of the circumference of said cylindrical portion (2);
• and said arcuate projections (4a, 5b, . . .) at vertically adjacent levels being staggered horizontally so that they do not vertically overlap each other wherein said seat plate (6) includes a plurality of arcuate grooves (9) disposed along the outside of and in the positions corresponding to said separate engaging portions (8) to thereby impart resilient flexibility to said engaging portions (8).