Wire management grommet
FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a wire management grommet showing our new design in the closed position;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side view thereof in the closed position, the opposing side being a mirror image;
FIG. 4 is an end view thereof in the closed position;
FIG. 5 is an end view of the opposing end thereof in the closed position;
FIG. 6 is an end view of a wire management grommet showing another embodiment of our new design the side view and the end view thereof having the same images as depicted in FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively;
FIG. 7 is an isometric view of the first embodiment in an opened position;
FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the second embodiment in a closed position;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view of the first embodiment;
FIG. 11 is a bottom perspective view of the second embodiment;
FIG. 12 is an isometric view of the embodiment of the wire management assembly of FIG. 6; and,
FIG. 13 is a plan view thereof in the closed position.
The broken line showing of structure is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 10, 1992
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 1995
Assignee: Hon Industries Inc. (Muscatine, IA)
Inventors: Ogden R. Olson (Muscatine, IA), Clayton C. Schmidt (Wilton, IA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: H. Baynham
Law Firm: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
Application Number: 7/927,943