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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a closing plug is provided for closing through-openings in components, such as components of motor vehicles. The closing plug includes a base body made from a hard component with a closing wall for covering a through-opening, and a sealing/fastening device made from a soft component. The soft component is configured to be sealed and connected to a wall of a carrier component that bounds a through-opening. The closing plug can be inserted into a through-opening in an assembly direction that extends orthogonally to a wall of a carrier component that bounds a through-opening.