Grommet having resilient flange for mounting on a panel

A grommet for passing and holding a member relative to a mounting hole in a mounting plate, comprising:

• a first cylindrical portion for initially passing the member therethrough;
• a second cylindrical portion connected to said first cylindrical portion through an annular connection portion formed at an outer peripheral surface of said first cylindrical portion;
• a groove portion formed in an outer peripheral surface of said second cylindrical portion;
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• a flange portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of said second cylindrical portion between said groove portion and said connection portion, said flange portion having an angle of projection with respect to the outer peripheral surface of said second cylindrical portion
• wherein the grommet is inserted into the mounting hole by said second cylindrical portion initially turning inside out so that an inner peripheral surface of said second cylindrical portion directs outwardly and a peripheral edge of said flange portion inserts into the mounting hole and said second cylindrical portion thereby restoring into its initial shape so that said first cylindrical portion passes through the mounting hole and said groove portion fits on an inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole, and
• wherein the angle of projection of said flange portion with respect to the outer peripheral surface of said second cylindrical portion is maintained after said groove portion is fitted on the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole.