Abstract: A bearing including a sidewall including an open metal substrate at least partially embedded in a low friction material, the sidewall further including a generally cylindrical body; and a flange contiguous with and extending from an axial end of the generally cylindrical body, where at least one of 1) the flange includes a multiple wall construction including a plurality of flange sidewalls in contact with each other along at least 25% of a radial length of the flange, or 2) the sidewall or the flange comprises an outward conductive region and an inward conductive region.

Abstract: A connector unit includes a connector mounting member having a mounting hole, and a connector passed through the mounting hole and attached to the connector mounting member. The connector includes a terminal portion to which another connector is configured to be connected, and a hook portion engaged with an edge portion of the mounting hole. The connector mounting member includes a panel portion on which the mounting hole is formed, an extending portion extending from the panel portion along an inserting direction of the another connector with respect to the connector, and a regulating portion projected from the extending portion at a position abutting against or close to an end portion opposite to the terminal portion of the connector in the inserting direction. A distance between the regulating portion and the panel portion is shorter than a distance between the terminal portion of the connector and the end portion.

Abstract: A grommet includes an opposing portion 32 that opposes a portion surrounding a mounting hole 12 in a vehicle body panel 11, and a second water-blocking portion 34 that extends from the opposing portion 32 and comes in contact with the vehicle body panel 11. The second water-blocking portion 34 is formed in an annular shape that is to surround the mounting hole 12. The second water-blocking portion 34 is provided with a base portion 40 that extends from the opposing portion 32 toward the vehicle body panel 11, a first lip portion 41 that extends from the leading end of the base portion 40 and comes in contact with the vehicle body panel 11, and a second lip portion 42 that extends from the leading end of the base portion 40 and comes in contact with the vehicle body panel 11.

Abstract: A toe correction bushing including: an inner cylinder; a tubular damping mechanism which surrounds the inner cylinder; a retaining cylinder which surrounds the damping mechanism; an outer cylinder which surrounds the retaining cylinder; and an outer elastic body which connects the outer cylinder and the retaining cylinder. The retaining cylinder includes a bottom plate portion which extends inward in a radial direction from an end portion of the retaining cylinder on one side of an axial direction and a crimped portion which is located at an end portion on the other side of the axial direction and is crimped on the inside of the radial direction. The outer cylinder includes a facing surface which faces the one side of the axial direction and faces a part of a vehicle body. The facing surface is provided with a cushioning elastic body.

Abstract: A grommet includes: a water stop portion that has an annular shape and is inserted to a through hole formed in an attachment panel for stopping water; and a first partition wall portion and a second partition wall portion that are unit arranged to project toward a radially inner side of the water stop portion. The water stop portion includes: a first contact portion that is capable of coming into contact with a first side surface of a circumference edge portion of the through hole; a second contact portion that is capable of coming into contact with the first side surface; a groove portion formed in an annular shape between the first contact portion and the second contact portion; and a recess/protrusion portion that is formed on a circumferential wall inside the groove portion.

Abstract: A seal for a protrusion from an exterior wall of a structure includes a sheet made from flexible material, the sheet comprising a wall cover portion and a protrusion engaging collar. The protrusion engaging collar extends outward from the wall cover portion and defines a hole. The collar has a first inner perimeter adjacent to the wall cover portion and a second inner perimeter spaced from the wall cover portion. The first inner perimeter is larger than the outer perimeter of the protrusion and the second inner perimeter is equal to or smaller than the outer perimeter of the protrusion. The collar provides a seal around the outer diameter of the protrusion when installed.

Abstract: A wire harness that includes a cylindrical connector shell; a cylindrical flexible conductor; a fixing member for fixing the flexible conductor to an end of the connector shell; and a cover that covers the connector shell and the flexible conductor, wherein: the cover is fixed through fastening to the connector shell by a fixing band that is arranged on an outer circumferential surface of a leading end of the cover, and the cover includes: a connector fastener that is fastened to the connector shell by the fixing band; a covering that covers the fixing member; and a rib that protrudes inward between the connector fastener and the covering.

Abstract: A grommet includes a water stop part having an annular shape that stops water by being inserted into a through hole formed on a mounting panel, and a first partition wall part or a second partition wall part disposed so as to close the annular shape of the water stop part by extending in a radially inner side of the water stop part. The water stop part includes an abutting surface formed in an annular shape capable of coming into contact with one side of a peripheral part of the through hole in an axial direction, and a plurality of claw parts that face the abutting surface in the axial direction, that are capable of coming into contact with another side of the peripheral part of the through hole, and that are intermittently provided in a circumferential direction.

Abstract: A hydraulic bushing assembly comprises an inner tube, a travel limiter surrounding the inner tube, a first intermediate insert, a second intermediate insert spaced apart from the first intermediate insert, and an elastomeric bushing disposed around the inner tube and encapsulating the first intermediate insert and the second intermediate insert. The elastomeric bushing at least partially encapsulates the travel limiter such that a portion of the elastomeric bushing is positioned between the travel limiter and the inner tube. First and second snubbers limit displacement of the travel limiter and define first and second fluid chamber within the elastomeric bushing. A fluid passageway defined by the elastomeric bushing and an outer tube extends between the first and second fluid chambers, wherein relative movement between the inner tube and the outer tube causes fluid transfer between the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber.

Abstract: A mounting assembly for an attachment device of a vehicle includes receiving or holding means on a rearview device of the vehicle, the receiving or holding means being adapted so that the attachment device can be fixed by means of at least one fixing means of the attachment device in operative connection with at least one complementary fixing means of the receiving or holding means, where at least one of the at least one fixing means of the attachment device or the receiving or holding means is configured to be in operative connection, where after fixation, the attachment device cannot be released from the fixing means without destruction, and at least one of the at least one fixing means of the attachment device or the complementary fixing means of the receiving or holding means includes at least one of a clip, an undercut and a latch.

Abstract: A transport element support assembly comprises a front plate, a back plate, and a grommet. The front plate has a first opening and a first set of holes. The back plate has a second opening and a second set of holes. A chamber is formed by the first opening and the second opening and is configured to hold a transport element. The grommet is positioned within the chamber. The transport element support assembly formed by the front plate, the back plate, and the grommet is configured to provide electrical isolation between the transport element and an aircraft structure.

Abstract: Fire seal assemblies for aircraft engines are described herein. An example fire seal assembly includes a first L-cap having a first leg and a second leg extending outward from the first leg, and a second L-cap having a third leg and a fourth leg extending outward from the third leg. The first and third legs are to be coupled to a core service disconnect (CSD) on a pylon of an aircraft, and the second and fourth legs are to extend outward and engage sides of a firewall of an engine of the aircraft. The first seal assembly further includes a seal coupled to the first and third legs and disposed between the second and fourth legs, a first end plug disposed between a first end of the seal and the second leg, and a second end plug disposed between a second end of the seal and the fourth leg.

Abstract: A grommet assembly includes an inner member having a body portion to be inserted into a mounting hole of a panel, and a panel engagement portion formed on the body portion and to be engaged with an opening edge of the mounting hole, a grommet to be mounted to a rear side of the inner member, the grommet including an annular panel contact portion having a seal part to contact a portion of the panel surrounding the mounting hole, and a tubular wire housing portion connected to the panel contact portion and to cover an electric wire such that the electric wire bends with respect to a center axis of the mounting hole and a protruding member to protrude from a rear side of the body portion, the protruding member including a pressing support portion extending along an inner surface of a rear wall of the wire housing portion.

Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance contains a housing in which a receiving space for food is configured, a machinery compartment, and an electronics box which is arranged above the machinery compartment in the housing. The machinery compartment is separated in the upward direction by a foam cross-member from an intermediate space of the housing filled with a thermally insulating material at least in regions. A gap is formed between the foam cross-member, a cover and an interior of the electronics box. A cover element is arranged in the gap such that a flow of media is blocked from the machinery compartment into the interior of the electronics box.

Abstract: Cable seal systems used with connectors comprise a housing having an inside passage for placement of a cable therein, wherein the passage includes a recessed opening extending axially a distance from a housing open end. A seal member is disposed within the recessed opening and comprises an elastomeric seal element having an inside diameter extending around a cable outside surface and an outside diameter extending around an inside surface of the recessed opening. The inside and outside diameters may have a surface feature to provide a leak-tight seal the respective cable and recessed opening. The seal member includes rigid guide elements that are connected with opposed axial surfaces of the seal element. A cover is connected to the housing open axially fixing placement of the member between the cover and housing, wherein the cover includes an opening to accommodate passage of the cable into the housing.

Abstract: A liquid-tight strain relief includes a tubular-shaped bushing and a dome-shaped gland. The bushing includes a flange with arcuate slots, a centrally-located aperture, a plurality of resilient outer fingers, and a shoe slideably received within a lateral groove of the bushing. The gland includes a head having a centrally-located membrane. The head is co-molded with and encapsulates the flange, resulting in a strain relief having a unitary construction. The strain relief is adapted to be inserted within an orifice of a work piece, and the outer fingers frictionally engage the work piece. A cable is inserted within the strain relief by puncturing the membrane, which then stretches and provides a seal against the cable. The cable is gripped to the strain relief when the shoe is pressed against the cable. The shoe is held against the cable by teeth on the shoe, which engage opposing locking ribs on the bushing.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a bushing that is non-round in cross-section, the bushing receivable within an aperture. A fastener passes through the bushing to retain a second component to a third component with respect to the first component.

Abstract: A liner system for installation in a rotatable mill shell having an inner side and an opposed outer side, the liner system including one or more lifter bars. The lifter bar includes a body, a channel plate secured to the body and defining a channel axis, including one or more lateral extensions extending transversely from the central portion in relation to the channel axis, and one or more insert elements positioned between the lateral extension and the inner side of the mill shell, for resisting outward movement of the lateral extension toward the inner side. The liner system also includes one or more attachment assemblies, each including a bolt, for securing the lifter bar to the mill shell. The insert elements are configured to maintain the bolt in a predetermined position in which an axis of the bolt is aligned with the channel axis.

Abstract: An enclosure for an access point for attachment to a handrail includes a first half-shell including a first peripheral flange portion and a second half-shell including a second peripheral flange portion, the first half-shell and the second half-shell being attached together along the first peripheral flange portion and the second peripheral flange portion to form the enclosure; a mounting plate disposed within the enclosure, the mounting plate including a peripheral edge portion coextensive with the first and second peripheral flange portions, the peripheral edge portion including first and second sides opposed to the respective first and second peripheral flange portions; and a seal disposed along the first and second sides of the peripheral edge portion, the seal on the first side being sandwiched between the first peripheral flange portion and the first side, the seal on the second side being sandwiched between the second peripheral flange portion and the second side.

Abstract: A corrugated tube of the present invention has a rigid portion, a bellows portion, and a gradually varying portion. The rigid portion is formed in an end portion of the tube, and has a first half-circumference portion having a recess/projection-repetitive structure in which grooves and projection strips are arranged alternately in the tube longitudinal direction and a second half-circumference portion having a straight structure with no grooves or projection strips. The bellows portion is formed in a center portion of the tube and has the first and the second half-circumference portions both of which have a recess/projection-repetitive structure.

Abstract: An elastic tubular body includes a grommet fitted to an opening edge of a mounting hole of a support body, a flared portion formed in a flare shape and deformable so as to invert an inner face and an outer face and having a large diameter edge coupled to the grommet; and a bellows-like tube of a bellows-like tubular shape having a smaller diameter than an inner diameter of a small diameter edge of the flared portion, a first end of the bellows-like tube connected with the small diameter edge of the flared portion. The flared portion is configured to be in a state projecting from the grommet or in a state where the outer face is reversed to enter inside the inner face and store the flared portion in a storage space of the grommet. The bellows-like tube is stored inside the flared portion stored in the storage space.

Abstract: A void insert device for positioning in a wall void having void surfaces may have a perimeter with a perimeter surface configured to be positioned in contact with the void surface of the wall void, and the perimeter has a perimeter shape and a perimeter size. A portion of the insert device adjacent to the perimeter surface of the insert device may be formed of a compressible material permitting compression of the insert device to inset the insert device into the wall void, and the compressible material of the insert device may be characterized by having a degree of resiliency. The perimeter shape, size, and degree of resiliency of the compressible material may be configured to press the perimeter surface against the void surface of the wall void to resist movement of the insert device further into the void.

Abstract: Embodiments of a grommet are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the grommet includes a grommet body having a main body portion, a flange, and an installation extension, an outer surface of the flange at least partially defining a recess, the installation extension connected to the main body portion within the recess and extending at least partially out of the recess, the grommet body having a passage passing therethrough.

Abstract: A rotary machine includes a rotor and a resin-molded stator which includes a stator core, a coil, a molded portion, a lead line, a bush and a bush supporting frame. The stator core is formed by laminating steel sheets. The coil is formed by winding a conducting wire around a tooth formed to the stator core. The molded portion covers the coil. The lead line is formed by the conducting wire continuing from an end portion of a power supply side of the coil. The bush is formed with a penetrated insert hole where the lead line is passed through. The bush supporting frame is supported by the molded portion and is formed with a penetrated attaching hole into which the bush is fitted in. The lead line is drawn out to the outside of the molded portion from the attaching hole.

Abstract: An electrical line has a core and an insulating sheath that is extruded onto the core. A structured surface having a plurality of structural elements stamped into it is formed over the entire surface of the insulating sheath. The stamped structure is a microstructure, wherein the individual structural elements have a stamping depth of at most 0.15 mm.

Abstract: Gripping devices and methods for accommodating a piping (e.g., a pipe stub) having a predetermined size, automatically gripping the piping as the piping is pushed through the gripping device, supporting and securing the piping at a predetermined orientation (e.g., perpendicular) to a through-structure as the piping passes through a hole in the through-structure, and thereafter maintaining the piping at the predetermined orientation.

Abstract: A bifurcation aerofoil having a leading edge portion and flanks where the leading edge portion is mounted to an inner wall of the bypass duct using a floating seal which permits circumferential movement of the leading edge. A cowl has a wall that provides the flanks of the aerofoil. On closing of the cowl into its flight position any contact between the flanks and the leading edge portion enables realignment of the leading edge portion to the inner wall of the bypass duct.

Abstract: A tubular outer member which houses and protects a conductive path, the tubular outer member includes a fixing member mounting portion in which a conductive path fixing member is to be mounted so as to fix the conductive path. The fixing member mounting portion includes a guide groove configured to guide a conductive path winding portion of the conductive path fixing member extending like a line or a belt, and a pair of lead-in/out portions. The conductive path winding portion is to be inserted to and pulled out from the pair of lead-in/out portions.

Abstract: A compressible filler piece for a brake calliper of a railway vehicle is adapted to at least partially fill out a space needed by a component (409) of the brake calliper for its operation. The filler piece can be applied to the protection of wheel brakes of low floor passenger trains against ice and snow.

Abstract: The invention provides a coupling assembly for connecting two shafts. A first shaft includes an outward flange on one end thereof with a plurality of first holes extending through the outward flange around an axis of the first shaft. A second shaft is a hollow shaft including an inward flange on one end thereof with a plurality of second holes extending through the inward flange with same diameter of the first holes and aligning with the respective first holes. The coupling assembly includes: a coupling bolt with thread on a first end and a second end thereof, which is inserted in the first hole and the second hole. A first nut is engaged with the first end of the coupling bolt. A second nut engaged with the second end of the coupling bolt. An expansion sleeve is with its inner hole tapering from one end to another end thereof.

Abstract: A sealing grommet assembly for use with a panel and a wire bundle includes first and second grommets, a cable guide, and an annular retainer. The first grommet defines a first conduit and a first set of sealing lips. The second grommet defines a second conduit and a second set of sealing lips. The cable guide is positioned within the first and second conduits, and receives and supports the wire bundle. The annular retainer is encapsulated by the first and second grommets, and has a first set of axially-projecting latch fingers that secures the first and second grommets to each other. The retainer also has a second set of axially-projecting latch fingers that secures the first and second grommets to the panel. The sealing lips form a seal against opposite sides of the panel when the sealing grommet assembly is secured to the panel via the annular retainer.

Abstract: The present application provides a fuel plenum for a micro-mixer combustor. The fuel plenum may include a first assembly plate with a first assembly plate aperture, a second assembly plate with a second assembly plate aperture, a fuel tube extending through the first assembly plate aperture of the first assembly plate and the second assembly plate aperture of the second assembly plate, and an installation insert positioned between the fuel tube and the first assembly plate aperture.

Abstract: A number of variations may include a drain grommet including a primary and secondary seal and a diversion shaft.

Abstract: A dual washer pull plug for masking a mechanical part. The dual washer pull plug includes a first centering component and a second centering component. A first masking flange is located at a first end of the first centering component and the first centering component is configured to center the first masking flange relative to an aperture of a mechanical part on a first side of the mechanical part. A second masking flange is located at a first end of the second centering component and the second centering component is configured to center the second masking flange relative to the aperture of the mechanical part on a second side of the mechanical part.

Abstract: A sealing device is insertable into a port having an internal wall. The device includes a seal member and a ring member operatively connected to each other. The seal member includes an inner seal surface defining a seal opening. The ring member includes an inner ring surface defining a ring opening. The seal opening and the ring opening share a common central axis. The seal member defines a first rib extending circumferentially around the seal opening, the first rib being raised a first height relative to the inner seal surface at the seal opening. The first rib is configured to be deformable in response to a compression force from the internal wall of the port when the seal member is inserted into the port. The seal member may define a second rib axially spaced from the first rib.

Abstract: The invention relates to a line duct for sealing a wall opening through which a line passes, comprising an elastomer body with a series of layers surrounding the line. The elastomer body and the series of layers are made up here of a number of respective one-piece elastomer body parts (2a, b, c, d) with shells (4a, b, c, d), according to the invention there being arranged between the shells (4a, b, c, d) of an elastomer body part (2a, b, c, d) at least two shells (4a, b, c, d) of other elastomer body parts (2a, b, c, d).

Abstract: A power, communications and data grommet mounted in an aperture in a work surface comprising, a housing adapted to fit into the aperture, the housing comprising a cap removably connected to a liner, the liner comprising an upper liner and a lower liner, the upper liner flaring outwardly to prevent the grommet from falling through the aperture, and a substantially cylindrical lower liner having a threaded outer surface, and a lock ring having inner threads to be threadably attached to the lower liner.

Abstract: A cable bushing, in particular for a motor vehicle, for routing a cable harness having a plurality of electrical lines through a wall opening in a sealed manner. The cable bushing includes a dimensionally stable housing for insertion into the wall opening. The housing encloses a sealing member that is made of an elastic sealing material. The sealing member includes receiving devices or channels for individually routing the electrical lines in an axial direction. The cable bushing further has a pressure-providing element that exerts a compressive force on the sealing member, such that the sealing member encloses the electrical lines individually in a sealed manner and the sealing member is pressed radially against the housing to achieve a high level of impermeability to longitudinal water penetration. Additionally, pins may be provided to produce additional radial compressive forces.

Abstract: A grommet has a faceplate with a width that is greater than an aperture width in a metal stud, as well as a front surface and a rear surface that extend downwardly to form a first clip portion. The grommet also includes a flange extending from a perimeter of an opening through the faceplate, to form a duct shaped to receive the flex tubing therethrough. A second clip portion extends downwardly from the flange, adjacent the first clip portion, so that the first and second clip portions frictionally engage the metal stud to hold the duct within the aperture of the metal stud.

Abstract: On a back surface portion of a grommet, a clamp encircling water stop lip disposed around a first clamp insertion hole and a weather strip lower part water stop lip disposed in a position below a weather strip placement portion are provided. A first protector clamp protrudes from the first clamp insertion hole so that the first protector clamp can be locked in a first body locking hole in a grommet concave portion.

Abstract: An annular seal cavity throat bushing includes an inner annular surface having a substantially latitudinal channel with the channel being provided with at least one orifice to allow fluid communication between the inside of the bushing and the outside of the bushing. The bushing is further provided with at least one groove extending substantially longitudinally from one end of the bushing to the channel. The groove has at least one tapered edge which increases the width of the groove along its length.

Abstract: A sleeve lock assembly for mounting to a sleeve may include a female ring member, a male ring member, and an annular locking member. The female ring member may include a threaded interior portion and an annular lip having an annular ramp surface. The male ring member may have an axial flange and a radial flange. The axial flange may have an annular end face and a threaded exterior portion for engaging the threaded interior portion of the female ring member. The locking member may include at least one annular gripping flange having a gripping edge. The locking member may be captured between the annular lip and the end face. Axial movement of the annular lip toward the end face may cause the gripping flange to slide against the ramp surface such that the gripping edge is urged into engagement with the outer sleeve surface.

Abstract: A grommet (10) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wire harness connecting part (11) which is liquid-tightly connected to a wire harness (20), a panel connecting part (13) which can be liquid-tightly connected to a panel opening (31), an extending part (12) shape-changeably extending between the wire harness connecting part (11) and the panel connecting part (13), and an extending-part-shape maintaining part (12a) which maintains a shape of the extending part (12) in a state where a distance between the wire harness connecting part (11) and the panel connecting part (13) in a length direction of the wire harness (20) is shorter than that of the case where the panel connecting part (13) is liquid-tightly connected to the panel opening (31).

Abstract: In a cable bushing capable reliably prevent slip-off while also making assembly easy, a cutout and a raised section are formed so as to regulate the turning of a base member and the interlocking section of a cable holding member. A base ridge is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the base member, and a cap ridge is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the back end of the cap member, enabling the cap member to be rotationally pushed onto the base member. In order to regulate the turning of the cable holding member and the cap member as well as prevent the cap member from slipping off the cable holding member, an engaging section is formed on the cable holding member, and an engaging receiver engaged by the engaging section in the turning direction and the front-to-back direction is formed on the cap member.

Abstract: In a grommet 1 including a grommet main body 11 in which an electrical wire insertion hole 12 through which an electric wire is inserted is provided and in which an annular seal portion 13 which abuts against an opening edge 33 of a panel mounting hole 32 is provided, the annular seal portion 13 includes an inner side annular supporting portion 17, an outer side annular supporting portion 18 integrally formed with the grommet main body 11 at the outer circumference of the inner side annular supporting portions 17, and an arc-shaped abutting portion 16 formed so as arcuately to connect tips 17a and 18a of the inner side annular supporting portion 17 and the outer side annular supporting portion 18 and abuts against the opening edge 33 of the panel mounting hole 32.

Abstract: A compressible module having an axial groove for localization of a cable or pipe having at least two module sections or submodules having differing physical properties.

Abstract: A sleeve installation may include a sleeve and a sleeve lock assembly. The sleeve lock assembly may be mounted to the sleeve and may include a female ring member, a male ring member, and an annular locking member. The female ring member may include an annular lip having an annular ramp surface. The male ring member may include an axial flange having an annular end face and a threaded exterior portion for engaging a threaded interior portion of the female ring member. The locking member may include an annular gripping flange having a gripping edge to engage an outer sleeve surface. The locking member may be captured between the annular lip and the end face. Axial movement of the annular lip toward the end face may cause the gripping flange to engage the outer sleeve surface.

Abstract: A bushing including a bottom contact, and a tubular conductor, having a lower part having an end in electrical and mechanical contact with the bottom contact, and a draw rod arrangement, inside the conductor, arranged to exert sufficient contact pressure between the bottom contact and the conductor, and the draw rod arrangement includes a member in mechanical contact with the conductor and draw rod having a second end, fixedly connected to the bottom contact, and a first end in connection to the member and clamping means, the clamping means is adapted to apply a force, urging the member in the direction of the bottom contact to generate sufficient contact pressure between the bottom contact and the conductor. The member of the draw rod arrangement is arranged to apply the force to the lower part of the conductor.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide for a bushing that compensates for thermal expansion and contraction to maintain a preload on a corresponding structure at various operating temperatures. According to embodiments described herein, a bushing may include two bushing components coupled to a load compensation sleeve between the two bushing components. The load compensation sleeve may have a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) greater than the two bushing components and the corresponding abutting structure. The configuration of the bushing components and load compensation sleeve, along with the corresponding CTE characteristics, maintains the preload imposed by the two bushing components on the structure throughout operations at various temperatures.

Abstract: A grommet device and method of using a grommet device is provided. The grommet device includes a substantially circular base structure. A substantially circular top structure is connected to the substantially circular base structure with a substantially cylindrical middle portion, wherein an aperture having an interior space is positioned interior of the substantially cylindrical middle portion. A flexible top surface is connected to the substantially circular top structure, wherein the flexible top surface is substantially planar. At least one enlargeable slit is formed within the flexible top surface and through an entire thickness of the flexible top surface, wherein an unobstructed path is positioned from a location proximate to an exterior side of the flexible top surface, through the at least one enlargeable slit, and into the interior space of the aperture.