Grommet
CA 1286089 C · Owner: Mockett, Douglas A.J. · Inventors: Mockett, Douglas A.J.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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This invention relates to a two-piece grommet adapted for holding n flexible cable in an aperture such as in a desk or, work surface so as to absorb any strain imposed on the cable and to provide an attractive covering for the hole drilled to pass the cable. The grommet consists of two portions. The first portion comprises a cylindrical sleeve having a plurality of ribs and a circular lip. The second portion comprises a cap having an extended flange and adapted to frictionally fit into the cylindrical sleeve and against the lip. The cap has a slot extending from the circumferential edge of the cap to approximately the middle of the top of the cap creating a slidable side entry to the cap, …
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- Granted July 16, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 16, 2008.
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