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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2024
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
Joel R. Lee, Peotone, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 1/00 (2013.01); B60H 1/00535 (2013.01); F16B 2200/406 (2018.08);
Abstract
Disclosed is a grommet assembly for compressing a pliable component relative to a rigid component. The grommet assembly includes a flexible grommet and compression sleeve. The flexible grommet includes a grommet collar and a flared sidewall structure. The flared sidewall structure includes a plurality of fin elements and a plurality of gaps. The compression sleeve includes a sleeve collar and a vertical sidewall. The compression sleeve receives the flexible grommet and to compress it via the vertical sidewall.