T-style grommet attachment system and method
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorDavid Andrew Barrow
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Abstract
A grommet is provided for protecting and securing a conveyance system component routed through an aperture in a structure. The grommet includes a strap having a first and second side and two or more pairs of ribs formed along at least a portion of the first side of the strap. The ribs cooperatively define a channel for receiving the edge of the aperture. The grommet further includes a plurality of spaced apart perforations formed along at least portion of the length of the strap.
Claims17
A grommet for bundling and securing a conveyance system component routed through a structure, the grommet comprising:
- a strap having a first and second side;
- two or more pairs of ribs formed along at least a portion of the first side of the strap, where the ribs cooperatively define a channel for receiving an edge of an aperture formed in the structure;
- and
- a plurality of spaced apart perforations formed along at least a portion of a length of the strap, where corresponding pairs of the spaced apart perforations are formed along opposite sides of the ribs.
A system for protecting and securing a conveyance system component, comprising:
- a structure having an aperture through which the component of the conveyance system is routed;
- a grommet comprising:
- a strap having a first and second side;
- two or more pairs of ribs formed along at least a portion of the first side of the strap, where the ribs cooperatively define a channel for receiving an edge of the aperture;
- and
- a plurality of spaced apart perforations formed along at least a portion of a length of the strap, where corresponding pairs of the spaced apart perforations are formed along opposite sides of the ribs.
A method of manufacturing a grommet for bundling and securing a conveyance system component routed through a structure, comprising:
- providing the grommet comprising:
- a strap having a first and second side;
- and
- two or more pairs of ribs formed along at least a portion of the first side of the strap, where the ribs cooperatively define a channel;
- adding material to a first axial side of the strap;
- adding material to an opposite axial side of the strap;
- and
- forming two or more spaced apart perforations along at least a portion of a length of the strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.