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US 7,070,377 B2Granted
Grommet bridge assembly
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorCarl E. Fonville
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Abstract
A grommet bridge assembly includes a grommet bridge having at least one grommet-receiving aperture disposed therein and a plurality of grommets. Each of the grommet-receiving apertures is shaped for engaging at least a portion of one of the grommets. The grommet bridge assembly also includes a fastener-receiving aperture and an elongated fastener that is fitted through the fastener-receiving aperture and fitted through one of the grommets. At least a portion of each of the other grommets is received in each of the grommet-receiving apertures.
Claims16
A grommet bridge assembly comprising:
- a grommet bridge;
- said grommet bridge having a plurality of grommet-receiving apertures disposed in said bridge;
- a plurality of grommets;
- each of said grommet-receiving apertures being shaped to engage at least a portion of one of said grommets;
- a fastener-receiving aperture;
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- an elongated fastener fitted through said fastener-receiving aperture of said bridge and fitted through one of said grommets having no portion received within the fastener-receiving aperture;
- wherein at least a portion of each of the other grommets is received without a fastener in a respective one of said grommet-receiving apertures.
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A grommet bridge assembly comprising:
- a grommet bridge having opposite first and second sides, a single fastener-receiving aperture in the bridge extending through the opposite sides, and a plurality of grommet-receiving apertures extending into the bridge from the second side and spaced about the fastener-receiving aperture;
- a fastener engaging the first side of the bridge and extending through the fastener aperture and beyond the second side with an attaching portion for attachment to an associated structure;
- and
- a plurality of similar grommets, each having a compressible central portion connecting with axially opposite first and second end portions, the first end portions being of reduced diameter adapted for entry into grommet-receiving apertures and the second end portions being generally flat for load transmitting engagement with an exterior member;
- one of said grommets being received on said fastener with its flat end engaging the bridge second side, its reduced diameter end protruding for reception into a grommet-receiving aperture of the associated structure, and a part of its central portion, surrounding the reduced diameter portion, being positioned for load transmitting engagement with a member, and others of said grommets having their reduced diameter ends received in the grommet-receiving apertures of the bridge and their flat ends protruding for load transmitting engagement with the member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.