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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:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph DiGiacomo, Burbank, IL (US);
Daniel J Lecinski, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Kenneth S Laughlin, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Susan I English, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
3Com Corp., Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3122236 ; 174 / ; 1741 / ; 16-21 ; 220239 ; 522208 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for covering an opening in a cabinet for housing electronic devices includes a grommet for covering the opening in the cabinet. A plurality of slits are formed in the grommet defining a plurality of flexible tab portions to allow one or more cables to pass through the grommet. The plurality of slits include at least one longitudinally oriented slit and a plurality of transversely oriented slits which intersect the longitudinally oriented slit.