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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Robert H. Saunders, Oak Park, MI (US);
Ha to Chung, Canton, MI (US);
Robert J. Mohan, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert H. Saunders, Oak Park, MI (US);
Ha To Chung, Canton, MI (US);
Robert J. Mohan, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/10 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); F16B 21/09 (2006.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/0222 (2013.01); F16B 21/09 (2013.01); F16B 5/065 (2013.01); Y10T 16/063 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 403/52 (2015.01);
Abstract
A grommet for securing a tube includes an oval hole having a wide portion and a narrow portion, a recess located between upper and lower shoulders surrounding the hole, an inclined surface to guide the grommet into a mounting hole, and a lower surface that can be engaged by a connector on the tube.