Patents by Inventor Allan S. Van Slyke

Allan S. Van Slyke has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4638964
    Abstract: A grommet assembly for attachment to an apertured panel within a limited access space around the aperture for passing a wire bundle through the aperture. The grommet body includes a pivot support extending therefrom and offset to one side thereof when the grommet body is placed in an attachment position overlying the panel aperture. A peripheral stop flange of the grommet body engageable with one surface of the panel defines an attachement envelope within that limited access space. A retainer includes a pivot member by which the retainer is pivotally joined to the pivot support to rotate toward the grommet body. At an operative position, a stop portion of the retainer engages the other surface of the panel, and the retainer is sized so as to stay within the attachment envelopes it rotates. A locking means maintains the retainer in that operative position, thereby attaching the grommet assembly to the panel within the limited access space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Sovacool, Allan S. Van Slyke, Edward M. Bungo