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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randall J Gronau, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);
Robert Osterland, East China, MI (US);
Assignee:
Emhart Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
24295 ; 24289 ; 24297 ;
Abstract
A fastener grommet assembly of soft or flexible plastic material which forms a non-porous 'bathtub' enclosure that fits into an aperture in the body panel part of the automobile. A depending lug from an interior part of the automobile is provided with a metal retainer member that forms a pliable prong that can be pushed into a snap-fit relationship with the flexible grommet member and thus cause opposing wall portions of the grommet to expand into a seal-tight engagement with the rim of the aperture of the exterior body panel part of the automobile.