Paul Magennis 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).
Abstract: A grommet (10) for use with the face or web of a component such as sheet material for protecting the surface of articles passing through apertures formed in said component, said grommet comprising a generally cylindrical main wall portion (12) having adjacent one axial end thereof an outwardly extending lip portion(14), said main wall portion including a plurality of axially directed resilient fingers (24), at least some of said fingers having means (26) for resisting disengagement of said grommet from said component.
Abstract: A grommet (10) for use with the face or web of a component such as sheet material for protecting the surface of articles passing through apertures formed in said component, said grommet comprising a generally cylindrical main wall portion (12) having adjacent one axial end thereof an outwardly extending lip portion(14), said main wall portion including a plurality of axially directed resilient fingers (24), at least some of said fingers having means (26) for resisting disengagement of said grommet from said component.