Grommets

The invention relates to a strain relief bushing for electrical cables or the like, which comprises integrally and flexibly interconnected male and female body portions which, when assembled around a cable, and the assembly is pressed into a mounting aperture in a panel, releasably snap lock in an operative...     

End caps for the primary winding of an instrument transformer have a radius to relieve the electrical stress at the sharp edges of the primary. The end caps are provided with recesses to receive the primary leads and also have other recesses for locating the primary in a mold for encapsulating the instrument...     

A one-piece molded grommet for routing a cable inserted therethrough and to protect the cable from bending, cutting and foot traffic. A cavernous tab or foot in the form of a split sleeve portion disposed in a first plane is attached to a vertically oriented barrel portion through which an inserted cable...     

A closure or bushing member for openings in electrical boxes, conduit ends and the like is formed as an integral unit of a thermoplastic synthetic organic polymeric resin and includes a disc or annular shaped head and a coaxial hollow cylindrical shank of lesser diameter. Extending from opposite sides...     

The closure is an improvement over that shown in our U.S. Pat. No. 3,592,351 in that the present closure is capable of accommodating a tap with non-coaxial gas and draw tubes which make the tap effective for use in series tapping systems.

A grommet is disclosed, which grommet comprises a female member of a U-shaped end face containing a U groove for accommodating a stretched cord and provided at one extremity of said U groove with an elevated wall rising from the bottom of said groove and at the other extremity with a projecting wall...     

Disclosed is a grommet made of a synthetic resin, which comprises two members adapted to be coupled into embracing engagement, said members each provided at the opposed end portions thereof with a pair of inclined protrusions of which the directions of inclined edges, when observed in front elevation,...     

A unitary, permanently-locked, strain-relief bushing and a tool for applying same in an aperture in a support panel. The bushing comprises two generally concave, complementary portions interconnected by a flexible web. Each complementary portion comprises a shank segment having an especially configured...     

A molded, one-piece, self-locking, strain-relief bushing for mounting an electrical conductor to a panel having an aperture through which the conductor passes. The bushing is designed to mount the conductor substantially parallel to the panel on one side thereof and substantially perpendicular to the...     

A grommet of the type adapted to lockingly mount within and seal an opening in a panel and wherein said grommet includes an elastomeric body having a nonelastomeric locking ring imbedded substantially entirely within said body such that the body includes first and second elastomeric annular sealing surfaces...     

A one-piece plastic strain relief grommet which comprises a female member having a flanged U-shaped head end face and a chamber for accommodating a stretched electrical conductor means, a male member adapted to fit within the chamber of the female member for distortion and locking engagement of said...     

Disclosed herein is a cord grommet, which comprises a female member of the shape of a tube having an approximately rectangular outside cross section and provided at one end thereof with a wall blind except for an oblong hole bored therein for passage of a cord and at the other open end thereof with an...     

A plastic strain relief clamp is provided which comprises a head and a body having a through bore for receiving a cable, a pawl integrally formed with the body and flexibly connected thereto adjacent the bore and a second bore for a self-tapping screw adapted to be brought in engagement with the pawl...     

A refrigerator cabinet feed-through grommet formed of resilient material comprising an outer sleeve section having one end formed with a double flange for sealingly connecting the grommet to the cabinet liner. The grommet has an inner socket section for supporting a rigid tube, enclosing an insulated...     

A plastics strain relief bushing for a cable passing through a hole in a panel, comprising a hollow body for insertion in the hole and having a head to engage one side of the panel and retainer to engage the other side and prevent its withdrawal. A locking member rotatable in a non-cylindrical hole in...     

Disclosed is a retaining device for cords, which comprises a pair of retainer blocks formed integrally through the medium of a thin-walled hinge piece, one of said pair of retainer blocks being provided with a plurality of paths for interchangeably admitting cords of differing cross sections and the...     

A right angle strain relief grommet or cord holder which comprises a cylindrical grommet member having a circumferentially disposed flange provided intermediate the axial extremities thereof and resilient engaging projections disposed at a distance from said flange equaling the thickness of an apertured...     

A split self-locking strain relief bushing for electrical conductors for cables and the like, comprising cooperative sections adapted to be fitted one onto the other and upon the cable to be secured thereby through longitudinal slidable movement therebetween and with each section providing restraining...     

A high density polyethylene molding frames an opening in a casting through which hydraulic hoses must pass to protect the hoses from abrasion in contacting the edges and sides of the casting opening. The molding is flexible and resilient to enable it to be snapped in and out of the opening in the casting...     

The invention relates to a cable grommet with a traction relief particularly for guiding a cable through the opening of an apparatus wall or the like comprising a funnel body having a thoroughfare for said cable, shoulders extending into said opening of said apparatus wall, a setscrew arranged within...     

A unitary transition sleeve for a double-wall structure such as a refrigerator cabinet used to pass tubing or the like through juxtaposed apertures formed therein. The sleeve includes a tubular body of relatively rigid material having a plurality of radially extending integral flanges formed at each...     

A cable grommet with tension or strain relief for the securement of cables in the aperture of a housing comprising two tubularly shaped and coaxially telescoped clamping portions being twistable towards each other, and the inner cross section of the outer portion, which is to be inserted into the aperture...     

A sheath cable connector for Romex type non-metallic sheathed cable includes a bushing portion and cable gripping portion, the latter being of the hose clamp type, but arranged so that spring deflection of one gripping member during clamping is maintained by predominantly tensile reactive forces in the...     

The drawing illustrates a strain relief bushing adapted for retaining a pair of wire leads in place in a predetermined rectangular opening formed in a panel wall. The bushing includes retention means located adjacent each side of the panel wall once the bushing is installed, for preventing removal of...     

A retainer for retaining a corrugated conduit in a wall opening comprising a pair of rings provided by formation of a spring wire or a slit annular part wherein the retainer is insertable into the end of the conduit and is contracted with contraction of the conduit by an externally applied force to permit...     

A strain relief bushing having camming strain relief means for grasping a cord located therein. The strain relief bushing may be rotatably engaged and disengaged. It may be applied to existing cord, located in an aperture for later cord application or applied contemporaneously therewith.

An annular gasket is formed with a tubular sleeve of flexible material. At the interior surface of one end of the sleeve a lip is directed a short distance radially inwardly. At the opposite end of the sleeve, a recess is defined in the interior sleeve surface to receive the lip when the tubular sleeve...     

A grommet has a central opening and a peripheral groove defining spaced first and second peripheral lips, the opening aligned with the first peripheral lip is of increased width so that the lip may flex inwardly to allow insertion over a cell terminal post after assembly. The first peripheral lip has...     

A feedthrough device is provided for sealing a supply line as it passes through an aperture in a wall member such, for example, as the housing of electrical apparatus. The device, which is generally tubular, comprises a first member which is radially inwardly deformable and can be pushed through the...     

Electrical bushing and cable clamp device for non-metallic sheathed cable. The clamp device has a body member with passageway for cable and clamping members selectively insertable in the passageway for clamping a variety of cable sizes. Clamping members are tethered to the body member by flexible and...     

A wire holder for holding a bundle of wires having a base, a rim integrally bound to the base, and a plurality of overlapping elastic members mounted in the rim for receiving and holding the bundle of wires.

A cable or elongated member connector is disclosed as comprising a pair of legs interconnected by a bite portion having an aperture therein for receiving a cable therethrough. At the unattached end of each leg, there is disposed a foot for engaging the inner periphery of the aperture and a shielding...     

A molded, elastomeric strain relief 11 fits into an opening 36 in a housing 43 having an edge 37 and an edge of a wall portion 42 spaced apart by a distance less than the distance between outer edges of shoulders 17 and 18. A central portion 14 of the strain relief substantially fills the opening. An...     

An insertable connection lead-in plug member designed to close an opening while providing an access opening for wire or cable, or for a tang-shaped connector such as a plug. The plug member is externally cylindrical and hollow forming a cylindrical sealing ring which is closed on one axial end face....     

A one piece fairlead grommet for protecting an aircraft control cable where penetrating a bulkhead or cable support panel. The fairlead grommet has a generally cylindrical body with frustro conically shaped flanges and a through-slot, generally, longitudinally oriented. The slot forms an angle with a...     

A split ring grommet for use in routing electrical cables, and the like, through aircraft bulkheads is disclosed. The grommet has a flange which is formed at one end thereof and tabs on its outer surface. The grommet is designed so that when it is inserted into the hole in a bulkhead the tab and flange...     

A connector for connecting non-metallic sheathed cable of both the round and oval types to electrical boxes in which the connector is of all plastic, one piece construction, free of clamps and screwing, and comprises a ring shaped segmented body defining a collet like cable gripping portion comprising...     

A strain relief device comprises a bushing for being mounted for rotation in a hole in a support member. The bushing has a flange at one end that prevents it from sliding through the hole and it has an axial internally threaded bore. A collet that has an axial bore, and external thread at one end and...     

An A.C. power line assembly is provided comprising an A.C. line cord with a strain relief bushing molded together with the cord insulation. The bushing provides strain relief for the power cord and contains slots for mounting the assembly in the home instrument. A first locking tab on the bushing secures...     

A pilot burner assembly comprises a pilot burner, a flame responsive means, and an electrode, all attached in close relationship to a common mounting bracket. The electrode is frictionally attached co-axially with an insulating sleeve and the sleeve is frictionally attached to the mounting bracket so...     

A cable bushing including a frame portion, and a filler portion connected to the frame portion, the filler portion being movable between a first position in which the filler portion is remote from the interior of the frame portion and a second position in which the filler portion is disposed substantially...     

A grommet for relieving tension or strain when securing a cable in an aperture comprising two generally circular in cross section, tubular rotatably and coaxially disposed telescoping clamping members with the inner cross section of the outer member deviating from the circular cross section and with...     

A cable holder being attachable through a hole of a box plate of a panel board box, using a mounting body into which an insertable resilient member can be slid. The insertable member also is provided with an axial through hole in which a cable is inserted. The insertable member, holding the cable through...     

A cable strain relief for mounting in a supporting wall aperture or the like is provided comprising a grommet and a rotatable clamping means received in said grommet. The grommet and clamping means have aligned cable-receiving passageways. The clamping means includes a flexible clamping band detachably...     

This invention relates to a tension-relieving cable duct consisting of tough, hard plastic material and comprising a substantially platelike head portion (a head plate) and a hollow shank, which is integrally molded with the head plate, and gripping jaws, which in response to an angular movement of about...     

A grommet having a body of resilient material formed with a laterally extending mounting flange axially spaced from a laterally extending detent shoulder for securing the grommet in an aperture in a panel received between the mounting flange and detent shoulder and an axially extending socket adjacent...     

A one-piece plastic strain relief bushing for power line cords comprises a main body portion with a pivoted locking portion at one end thereof. The main body portion includes spaced-apart parallel walls which grip the line cord such that the line cord in the bushing is in a predetermined serpentine path....     

A bipartite cable fastener in which abutting faces of the respective parts are provided with complementary camming surfaces extending in orthogonal directions to center the body parts both axially and transversely during movement of the faces together. A laterally extending, mounting flange and detent...     

A new and improved cable bushing including a frame portion, and a detachable filler portion connected to the frame portion, is herein disclosed and claimed. The filler portion includes at least one hinged flap movable between a first position in which the flap is remote from the interior of the frame...     

A cord bushing including a bushing body, the bushing body having a head portion permitting insertion therethrough of a cord, a trunk portion contiguous to the head portion and having an uneven inner surface, and a cord protecting portion contiguous to the trunk portion for protecting the cord inserted...     

A wire bundle and grommet assembly includes a grommet body with an extension and a retention sleeve that slideably fits over the grommet body extension. Respective stop flanges are spaced from one another. The retention sleeve also includes a one-way ratchet means, and flexible retention fingers engageable...     

A new and improved strain relief for a cord applying a closely controllable force squeezing together a split grommet surrounding the cord. More particularly, a cable tie may be wrapped around the split cylindrical grommet and pulled by a conventional cable tie gun which is set for establishing a predetermined...     

A strain relief for holding a cable or a plurality of wires against movement relative to a support, such as a multi-part connector or a panel having a hole through which they are passed, has a deformable body advantageously of elastomer and including first and second portions preferably coupled by a...     

There is disclosed an easy to install grommet device for protecting conduit passing through a wall opening and for providing an air seal between the conduit and the edge of the wall around the wall opening. The grommet device has a relatively stiff fastener portion with projections extending therefrom...     

A universal grommet retainer is structurally independent of, but acts in cooperation with, a grommet body of the type having a wire bundle held fast with respect thereto. A gripper member of the retainer, separate from the grommet body, is clamped to the wire bundle after the wire bundle is passed through...     

A connector for firmly engaging the exterior annular ribs on non-metallic conduit includes a tubular sleeve with a stop wall at one end, the stop wall having an opening therethrough. Several latch tabs are formed in the side wall of the sleeve, the tabs being inclined inwardly so that the ends of them...     

Unitary strain relief bushings for axially securing either a flat or round conduit comprised of two distinct but substantially externally similar bushing segments which are operationally hingeably folded together. Each generally "bullet shaped" bushing includes a tapered shank which extends between a...     

A wiring grommet comprised of three components. A retractable lid is carried by a cylindrical cover which is shaped to closely nest within a cylindrical sleeve body. The retractable lid is attached to the cover by means of protrusions formed at each end of the lid. A recess formed in the underside of...     

Entrance terminal housing having walls sealed together at their junctions and defining a chamber opening. A removable cover is provided for the opening and a seal between walls and cover. In preferred arrangements, removable covers isolate terminals within the housing from other terminals and also isolate...     

A cord bushing includes a lid portion (2) hingedly connected to mate with an electrical terminal-retaining portion (1). The lid portion (2) has hingedly connected thereto retaining means (24) adapted to bear against a cord when the lid portion (2) mates with the terminal- retaining portion (1). A cord...     

A fastening assembly is provided for supporting an elongate member through a substantially circular opening through a frame. The assembly comprises a support member (60) having a flange portion (2) larger than the frame opening with a body portion (4) extending transversely therefrom. A bore (6) for...     

A plastic pivot bush for swingably holding upper and lower spherical surface portions with respect to an equator of a spherical pivot, includes an upper concave spherical surface, a main body connected onto the upper concave spherical surface to enclose the remaining portion of the spherical pivot and...     

A strain relief device is disclosed which is adapted to receive wires which extend into an aperture of a service box. The device comprises a structure formed of a cylindrical segment and a conical segment. The cylindrical segment is disposed at the base of the conical segment and each of the segments...     

An eccentric shock isolation grommet assembly is provided in which the centerline of the attachment ferrule is off-set from the centerline of the entire grommet assembly such that the weight of the component to be supported in vibratory isolation deforms the grommet into a generally symmetrical shape...     

A grommet comprises a soft grommet body, including a supporting portion, arranged such that an electric wire insertion hole is formed in an inner peripheral portion of a hollow disc-like base at one end of said soft grommet body, a peripheral wall is crookedly formed along an outer periphery of said...     

The invention features a strain relief device for mounting wires and cable into a panel. The body of the device carrying the cable is flexible and attached to the panel by a rotational motion. The panel is locked between two flanges of the body by a number of locking ramps that bias one of the flanges...     

A resilient grommet assembly useful in isolating the transfer of acoustical energy across structural connections includes a first annular portion provided with a central tubular projection in concentric deployment within a first peripheral edge and a second, mating annular portion provided with a second...     

A thermoplastic breakout fitting is attached to an axially slit corrugated conduit which houses a plurality of electrical leads. The breakout fitting has first and second portions which comprise semitubular bases which are attached to each other by an integral flexible hinge at a longitudinal side edge...     

According to the present invention an elastomeric grommet includes an axial extending central tubular portion of diameter less than the diameter of the compartment wall opening. A flange portion is integral with the central tubular portion and has a diameter greater than the diameter of the compartment...     

A flexible support bushing for use in fixing the position of an element such as a pipe or electrical cable in an aperture. A longitudinally extending flange can be clamped against the surface of the supported element by means of a hose clamp to secure the element against translational movement. A series...     

Disclosed herein is a grommet for supporting a bundle of electric wires which passes a fixing hole formed in a partition panel. The grommet comprises an elastic member and a rigid member to be assembled with the elastic member. The elastic member has a wire securing portion in which the bundle of the...     

The present invention is directed to a cable fitting for insertion in a protective enclosure. The fitting includes a plurality of cable channels and is constructed of a first staging portion for attachment to the electrical enclosure and a second portion which incorporates strain relief features with...     

A grommet comprises a soft grommet body including a supporting portion arranged such that an electric wire insertion hole is formed in an inner peripheral portion of a hollow disc-like base, a peripheral wall is clookedly formed along an outer periphery thereof, and a tip portion thereof is further bent...     

A grommet for sealing the clearance between a panel (P) and an electric cord (W) extending therethrough, the grommet having a locking portion (B) made of a hard resin including a lower part (9) having a center hole (9a), and upper annular wall (10) extending along the peripheral edge of the lower part...     

A grommet for preventing water from leaking through the hole of a panel having a hard portion 10 made of a hard material and fixedly fitted in the hole of a panel, and a soft portion 20 made of a soft material and including an electric cord insertion part 23 and a waterproofing part 24. The hard portion...     

A cable connector for insulated electrical wire cable comprises a housing having first and second open ends and an inner wall forming a channel extending through the housing for longitudinally receiving the cable. A coupling means is mounted within the housing for urging the cable towards the inner wall...     

A strain relief assembly including a clamp for firmly holding an electrical cable which includes at least one electrical conductor and a resilient insulative outer jacket disposed about the conductor. The cable is for extension inside a housing for electrical equipment, and the housing has a wall with...     

An elastomeric grommet suitable for sealing a substrate when compressed in an axial direction. The grommet is made so that an axial passageway has an inner central section of substantially constant cross-section and first and second inner end sections which taper inwardly from first and second radial...     

Apparatus seals holes in an airplane bulkhead and provides for the passage through such holes of members (e.g. electrical wires) furnishing utilities to the airplane. The apparatus includes: 1. A hollow sleeve made from a light, strong and stable material (e.g. titanium) to provide a conduit for the...     

An apparatus for aligning and securing a conduit directed through supports, such as walls, floors, and the like, wherein the apparatus includes a flange mounting a plurality of coaxially aligned mounting legs, each including a locking lug directed exteriorly of each leg, wherein the legs secure a conduit...     

The present invention is directed to a cable fitting for insertion in a protective enclosure. The fitting includes one or more cable channels and is constructed of a first staging portion for attachment to the electrical enclosure and a second portion which incorporates strain relief features with gripping...     

The invention is for a furniture article having a panel mounted adjacent to a rear side of a top of the article and adapted for movement toward the front of the furniture article thereby allowing access to space rearward of the furniture article from a position beneath the top.

A watertight sealing lip for a grommet is disclosed which tightly seals a gap between a wall of a panel or the like and an electric wire extending through a hole of the wall. The lip is annular and obliquely extends from an end of a cylindrical portion of the grommet toward the wall so that the tip of...     

A grommet assembly for a wall panel and method of installation. The grommet assembly includes a grommet structure for insertion into the aperture made through a wall panel and includes pivotal locking arms for locking at the back face of the wall panel. An insert sleeve provides a circular wall that...     

A wire management grommet for routing wiring or cables through the surface of furniture articles comprises a liner and a cap having a slot opening and a captive closure member. A tongue and groove arrangement facilitates slidable movement of the closure member within the cap's slot opening. The closure...     

A device for feeding at least one cable through a wall formed with an opening, includes a lockable slide member slidable across the opening for variably reducing the size thereof, and a pair of lips formed of elastic material and located at respective opposite sides of the opening, at least one of the...     

A holder for holding a cable or hose passing through an opening in a wall in sealed manner including a cylindrical receiving body part made of a flexible elastic material and an annular holding body part made of an inflexible plastic material. The receiving body part has a front end and a rear end with...     

An electrical junction box having a plurality of holes into which are inserted hole cushions which are fitted to the periphery of the holes to protect electrical wires entering the junction box from the bare edges which form the holes. Top and bottom insulated cushions further protect the electrical...     

The present invention relates to an edge saddle having plural steps which is to be installed within a through groove or through hole of a chassis plate of an electric appliance or electrical instrument. The edge saddle comprises a frame body having a base portion, first engaging portions including stepped...     

The invention features a strain relief device for mounting wires and cable into a panel. The body of the device carrying the cable is flexible and attached to the panel by a rotational motion. The panel is locked between two flange sections of the body by a number of locking ramps that bias one of the...     

A motor has a shell formed to include an edge defining an opening that is either U-shaped or rectangular. A reversible apparatus has segments for mounting an overload protector having first and second body portions within the opening in the motor shell. The apparatus has a first profile for mounting...     

An anti-twist strain relief bushing for use with an exteriorly threaded tubular pipe for nondestructively restraining an electrical cord against axial or torsional displacements. The bushing comprises an interiorly threaded gland nut to be screwed onto the tubular pipe and an insert to be wedged into...     

A grommet including an elastic grommet body and a clamp, the grommet body having a cylindrical portion for closely receiving an outer periphery of a wire bundle, a flange provided at one end of the cylindrical portion, an annular groove formed on an inner face of an outer peripheral portion of the flange...     

The present invention is directed to a cable fitting for insertion in a protective enclosure. The fitting includes one or more cable channels and is constructed of a first staging portion for attachment to the electrical enclosure and a second portion which incorporates strain relief features with gripping...     

A control cabinet with an open bottom, which is enclosed by legs of a frame and can be closed off by individual bottom plates which can be placed side-by-side. The individual bottom plates rest with their short sides on a support shoulder of the facing frame legs and are connected with these frame legs....     

This invention relates to electrical connectors, specifically to an electrical connector that is easy to insert into a hole or knock-out of an electrical junction box. Design of the connector provides for positive fixture of the connector in the box once non-metallic sheathed cable, either oval or circular...     

A sealing grommet for frictional fixation a wall comprises a substantially campanulate body with a closed end and an open end. A central portion is clamped to a cable. a peripheral flange is provided on an outer surface of the body. The hollow space existing between the internal surface of the open end...     

A grommet having a groove that corresponds in size to a hole in a wall, and a boot extending from the grommet in the shape of a nipple which forms an outer wall. The grommet also includes an inner wall that extends radially inwardly in the same plane as the wall to which the grommet is mounted, the inner...     

A grommet including a hollow shell, a hollow retaining section, and a hollow member, the shell having a shell opening at a first end and a reduced diameter opening at a second end, and in communication with the retaining section at the second end. There is an insertion hole and a member wall, extending...     

A grommet comprising: a panel mounting portion which is mounted on an opening of a panel and has a large-diameter hole for loosely receiving a wiring harness; a wire receiving portion which is formed axially integrally with the panel mounting portion and has a small-diameter hole for closely receiving...