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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Imre Berecz, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Derek Elmes, Chino Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microdot Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ; F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411 44 ; 411 69 ; 411339 ; 411501 ;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a grommet for relatively soft panels comprising male and female elements that mechanically interlock with one another. The male and female elements having complementary truncated conical surfaces that pinch and deflect a flanged portion of the skin of the panel into a complementary annular rib and groove thereby to fasten and minimize creep of the skin relative to the grommet. The male and female elements of the grommet are positively locked to one another by a relatively simple assembly operation.