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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2000
Michael J. Hier, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Robert P. Vitali, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Robert Matejek, Oakland, MI (US);
Darin Daugard, Howell, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A routed part protector for protecting cables, wires, hoses, tubing and the like having a closed slot extending to a central aperture for inserting routed parts to be maintained in the aperture forming an assembly. The assembly can be attached to a vehicle trim panel by double-sided tape or other mechanical means or inserted into a ditch in a vehicle floorboard. The protector has a trapezoidal cross section body whereby the side walls can be deformed to open the slot to permit the routed parts to pass through when assembling the protector to a wire harness. The tape or the ditch then prevents the slot from opening.