Abstract: An arrangement for sealing a cable bushing for at least one connecting cable, and in particular for a connecting cable of a sensor element of a gas sensor. On the terminal side, the sensor element is arranged in a metallic housing which has a tubular opening, in which a sealing arrangement is disposed, through which the connecting cable is conducted. The sealing arrangement is fixedly surrounded by the housing and has an elastically deformable sealing element and a spring element acting in the direction of the leading-through of the connecting cable, the sealing element being elastically deformed by the spring energy of the spring element.

Abstract: A sealing arrangement relating to cable and pipe lead-throughs that extend through a wall. The arrangement includes a frame and one or more modules made from a compressible material and including an axially-extending channel through which a cable or a pipe is adapted to pass in sealing abutment with respective module channels. The frame includes one or more modules that are mounted within and sealed relative to the frame, and also includes a first part and a second part, each provided with a respective opening, intended to be fitted on both sides of a wall in which an opening has been formed. A third frame part in the form of a body formed from a compressible material, such as rubber, and having an opening that has generally the same size as the openings in the respective first and second frame parts, is positioned between the first frame and second frame parts, wherein the third frame part accommodates the modules.

Abstract: A connector for facilitating the connection of electrical conduit or cable to junction box, which is fashioned from a single piece of material, and features a saddle member and rolled throat that are integral parts of the connector. These integrated features simplify manufacturing and ultimate use of the disclosed connector.

Abstract: An improved snap-in connector incorporating a liner or insert for the outbound end of the snap-in connector that comprises a generally cylindrical body having an outer periphery and inbound and outbound ends is described. The insert includes at least two, preferably three and most preferably four tabs that extend outwardly from the outer periphery of the inbound end and engage cast-in recesses in the inner periphery the outbound end of the snap-in connector. Also extending outwardly from the outer periphery of the liner or insert at points between the inbound and outbound ends of the liner or insert, and radially offset from the first set of tabs, is a second set of tabs, and preferably four in number that engage the outermost outbound end surface of the snap-in connector.

Abstract: Electrically conductive sealing elements include a resilient grommet portion and an electrically conductive portion imbedded in a portion of the grommet so as to provide EMI protection and/or an electrically conductive path from a workpiece to a panel into which the grommet can be inserted.

Abstract: In a conventional grommet, that portion of a tapering, reduced-diameter portion, extending from an insertion hole of a minimum diameter to an insertion hole of a maximum diameter, is linearly varying. Therefore, when enlarging the diameter of the reduced-diameter portion, a large diameter-enlarging force is required, and the efficiency of the operation is low. A grommet 21 of the invention includes a mounting base portion 27 of a different-diameter tubular shape having a larger outer-diameter portion 23 at one end thereof and a smaller outer-diameter portion 25 at the other end thereof, and an annular groove 31 for fitting on a peripheral edge of a hole, formed through a panel of a vehicle, is formed in an outer peripheral surface of the larger outer-diameter portion 23, and the interior of the mounting base portion 27 defines a passage space 29 for a wire harness.

Abstract: A grommet including a cylindrical wire fitting portion for fitting on and holding a wire harness passing therethrough, and a panel fitting portion of a substantially oval tubular shape for being elastically deformed to be fitted in a through-hole of an oval shape formed through a panel. Straight portions of an abutment flange portion of the panel fitting portion are convex to be larger in thickness than arcuate portions of the abutment flange portion.

Abstract: A grommet for sealing the interface between two vertically stacked building entrance protector and for protecting wires and/or cables traversing through openings of one building entrance protector to another. The grommet comprises a tubular body defining an axial passageway therebetween wherein cables and/or wires traverse. The tubular body has a diameter the same or smaller than the openings on the sidewall of the upper building entrance protector such that the tubular body fits within the opening. At one end of tubular body is an integral annular base having a diameter larger than the opening on the sidewall of the lower building entrance protector. Radially extending from the mid section of the tubular body towards annular base is an integral flange having a diameter larger than the annular base and having at least one circular ridge.

Abstract: A grommet is provided with an elastic grommet body, a mounting groove, a seal material and a cover portion. The grommet body has a first cylindrical portion disposed at one side, a second cylindrical portion disposed at the other end and a third cylindrical portion disposed within the first cylindrical portion. The first cylindrical portion has a maximum inner diameter larger than a maximum inner diameter of the second cylindrical portion. The third cylindrical portion projects to the one side from an inner peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion. The inner peripheral surface of the second cylindrical portion and the inner peripheral surface of the third cylindrical portion defines a harness insertion portion in which a wire harness is inserted from one side to the other side. The inner peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion and the outer peripheral surface of the third cylindrical portion defines an annular space for allowing the first cylindrical portion to elastically deform.

Abstract: A grommet is provided to prevent water, having entered through a fine clearance between a locking recess of the grommet and the edge of a through hole formed in a panel, from entering a first or passenger compartment. A jaw portion 3 or groove 30 is formed on or in the conical outer surface of a tapered tube portion 2 between an outer panel 6 and an inner panel 7. The jaw portion 3 or groove 30 blocks the water having entered through a clearance between a through hole 6a formed in the outer panel 6 and a locking recess 2a and trying to run toward a narrow tube portion 1 and causes it to fall down. Accordingly, the entered water falls down between the outer panel 6 and the inner panel 7 without entering the first or passenger compartment inside the inner panel 7.

Abstract: A snap in locking cable connector is composed of two mating pieces that snap together and provide a connector for armored or metal clad electrical conductors. One piece includes a member including a smooth outer cylindrical section having an inner diameter that may accommodate a spring steel adaptor with flanges to hold the spring steel adaptor in place. The spring steel adaptor is used in conjunction with an electrical junction box to fix the location of the locking cable connector with respect to the junction box. Another piece includes a spring steel locking ring provided to receive an armored cable and lock into the member. The spring steel locking ring has tangs allowing unidirectional insertion into the member and restricting withdrawal motion from the member. The spring steel locking ring also includes oppositely directed tangs to permit reception of the armored cable in one direction and restrict its movement in the reverse direction.

Abstract: A bracket includes a mounting flange for mounting the bracket to a structure, an elastically deformable, cable-retaining member for engaging a cable passing therethrough, and a plurality of arms connecting the flange to the member for permitting the cable to pass through the member in a first direction, but for preventing the cable from being withdrawn from the ring in a direction substantially opposite the first direction.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a wire sealing system including a two piece plastic part having a tapered end, and a bushing wrapping an incoming wire and locked within a cover to provide a secure seal for the wire.

Abstract: An electrical wire and box connector (10) removably insertable into an opening of a standard electrical box functioning to hold electrical wire therein. The electrical wire and box connector (10) having a housing cylinder (12) which has a housing cylinder front (12F) connected to a housing cylinder rear (12R) by a housing cylinder middle (12M) having a housing cylinder middle front valley (12MF) and a housing cylinder middle center ridge (12MC) which is positioned adjacent to a rear of the housing cylinder middle front valley (12MF). The housing cylinder middle front valley (12MF) has a diameter similar to a diameter of the opening in the electrical box. The housing cylinder middle center ridge (12MC) has a diameter larger than to the diameter of the opening in the electrical box. The electrical wire and box connector (10) further has a wire holder (14) movably mounted within the housing cylinder (12).

Abstract: A grommet used with flat flexible cable provides a seal between an inner compartment of an automobile and an exterior environment. This simplifies the use of flat flexible cable in automobile wiring harness assemblies. In another aspect of this invention, a cable connector assembly for joining an end of the cable includes a closed cell foam seal to provide a water-tight seal between the cable, the terminals and the exterior environment.

Abstract: A bushing (20) is placed in an aperture in an electrical box. Placement of a plurality of plugs (40) in the bushing leaves a plurality of interstices (30) through which wires may enter the electrical box. Interstices are selected to allow wires to feed straight into their connection point from outside the electrical box.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a grommet capable of easy installation by reducing an insertion resistance when conducting an insertion of the grommet into an opening of a vehicle panel. The configuration of the grommet allows molds for forming the grommet to have reduced processing costs, and molding and installation time can also be decreased. The grommet includes wire harness holding areas for tightly engaging around the periphery of the wire harness and an engagement area which fixedly engages an opening provided on a vehicle panel. A tapered area connects a wire harness holding area and an engagement area with a near-conical tapered surface extending over the outer surface of a tapered area, and a plurality of linear convex areas are provided to extend from a wire harness holding area to the engagement area, in an insertion direction of the grommet over the entire periphery on the tapered area.

Abstract: A grommet disposed in a panel hole to prevent a fire from spreading from one panel side to the other has a pair of flaps defining a socket for nesting in the panel hole in a closely fit relationship. Preferably one flap is longer than the other and is disposed against the panel surface. The grommet has an inner peripheral surface, preferably annular, defining a hollow central opening with a radius less than that of the cable so as to receive and retain the cable even with changes in cable positioning. The grommet has a fire resistant chemical composition which becomes resiliently flattened upon the cable disposition in the grommet opening. One flap is bent toward the other with the panel withdrawn from the socket and is resiliently pressed against the panel with the panel in the socket. The grommet includes, in the section with the larger flap, a fire resistant fabric (e.g. ceramic) impregnated and coated with the fire resistant chemical composition (e.g. silicone with an approximately 55 Rockwell hardness).

Abstract: A waterproofing member for a wire harness connecting portion of a motor for driving a window regulator of a vehicle is constructed such that it includes an opening being provided at each axial direction end portion of the waterproofing member, a mounting portion provided at one of the axial direction end portions of the waterproofing member, and fixed to the wire harness connecting portion so as to seal the wire harness connecting portion; a press-fit portion provided at the other of the axial direction end portions of the waterproofing member, and press-fit against a peripheral wall of the through-hole of the door panel so as to seal the through-hole; and further includes an elastic portion which is formed at an axial direction intermediate portion between the mounting portion and the press-fit portion and is formed so as to be elastically deformable along an axial direction of the waterproofing member, which elastic portion being able to change relative positions of the mounting portion and the press-fit po

Abstract: A modular tank heater apparatus including a housing defining a cavity and a receptacle that is in communication with the cavity, a heater element coupled to the housing, and a set of cords selectively connectable to the heater element to provide either a permanent or releasable electrical connection. Each of the set of cords includes a plug with a generic portion and a specific portion. The generic portion of the plugs are selectively disposable in the receptacle to engage the housing and create a first seal between the plug and the housing. Additionally, the plugs define a seal surface engageable with the housing to create a second seal between the plug and the housing. The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing the modular tank heater. Finally, the present invention includes a tank heater having a mounting assembly for selectively connecting the housing to a body in a variety of positions.

Abstract: A strain relief mechanism for securing a cable that runs through a knockout portion disposed on the surface of a building entrance terminal is provided. The mechanism utilizes two or more brackets, where each bracket has a mounting and a clamping end. The mounting ends are fixedly securely to the inner surface of the building entrance terminal at a distance away from the knockout portion. The clamping portions are rotatable to constrain the circumference of the cable that is inserted into the building entrance terminal. A cable tie may be utilized for further constraining the clamping ends of the brackets about the cable.

Abstract: Disclosed is apparatus for mounting a cable within an electronics enclosure, such as a network interface unit, which includes a splice chamber. A recessed portion is formed in one surface of the chamber, and a tie bar is formed across the recessed portion to provide a gap. A tie wrap is threaded through the gap and tightened around the cable to secure it to the surface. A grommet can also be mounted at the opening to the chamber. The grommet is made of a compliant material which has a series of perforations defining a plurality of non-concentric circles, and a series of perforations defining radial lines. A number of circles can be removed approximating the diameter of the cable, and segments formed by the radial lines can be used as flaps to prevent dust or other undesirable material from entering the chamber.

Abstract: A grommet is provided to securely prevent a wire group from being exposed to water when it is arranged in a water exposure area in a vehicle and while being divided into two or more wire bundles. The grommet includes a conical large diameter portion 12 is provided at one end 11a of a cylindrical main tube 11 made of rubber or elastomer. The other end 11b of the main tube 11 is closed. Two cylindrical branch tubes 13, 14 project from the side surface of the main tube 11 in a direction substantially normal to the longitudinal direction of the main tube 11, and conical large diameter portions 13a, 14a are provided at the leading ends of the branch tubes 13, 14. Furthermore the present invention relates to a method for arranging such a grommet and an use thereof.

Abstract: A watertight grommet for a wire harness including a core made up of a pair of complementary semi cylinders which are placed together to form a complete cylinder surrounding the harness. The harness extends through the bore of the complete cylinder and is tightly retained thereby in a watertight matter. There is an enlarged inner diameter of the bore near the front end, thus forming a gap between the harness and the inner surface of the bore wherein a sealant is introduced. A cylindrical sleeve is drawn over the outside of the core to complete the seal. The latter can have a groove therein for mounting on a separator.

Abstract: A device for guiding cables or lines through walls, having a body having two mating parts, means for connecting the body to a wall surface, at least one passage through said body, the passage having an inlet and an outlet with the latter adapted to face a wall, a member at least partially substantially tightly disposed within the inlet, the member having a stress relief portion which can contact the circumference of a cable within the member.

Abstract: A grommet used in an automobile reduces noise leakage from the engine compartment to the passenger compartment. It is made of rubber or an elastomer, and it includes a small tube portion, through which a wiring harness is passed, a frustoconical tube portion flaring from an edge of the small tube portion and a flared portion, on the outer surface of which is formed a recess for fitting into a body panel. An internal tube portion through which the wiring harness is passed extends axially from the small tube portion in the frustoconical tube portion, and a closing portion is connected to the flared portion and to the edge of the internal tube portion distal to the edge of the small tube portion.

Abstract: A grommet assembly has a main grommet body including first and second surfaces opposite one another. The first surface includes a sealing portion. An elastic pressing member operatively associated with the main grommet body applies a pressing force to the second surface. The elastic pressing member may attach to brackets provided on an exterior wall of a vehicle, e.g., an automobile. The grommet assembly may include a rigid plate member disposed between the elastic pressing member and main grommet body. The grommet assembly may include structure for substantially preventing relative rotation between the main grommet body and the elastic pressing member, structure for uniformly distributing the pressing force from the elastic pressing member to the main grommet body, and structure for supporting the elastic member in substantial alignment with the grommet body prior to assembly.

Abstract: A grommet assembly for providing a location for a fastener to attach a cover member to a support structure includes first and second flange members. The flange members are sonically weldable to each other and are adapted to sandwich the cover member therebetween. Each of the flange members defines a passageway portion and has a recess portion. At least one of the flange members has a plurality of protrusions. The first and second flange members, upon being sonically welded together, cooperate to define a passageway with the passageway portions, and further cooperate to define a recess with the recess portion. The passageway is adapted to receive the fastener, and the recess is adapted to receive the cover member. The protrusions extend into the passageway and are engageable with the fastener.

Abstract: In a lead wire guiding structure applied to a motor actuator, a case member holding lead wires, electric connecting portions and the like has a through hole from which the lead wires protrude, and a notch. Further, a cover for covering the case member has a guide wall. The guide wall forms an opening along with the notch of the case member, and simultaneously bends the lead wires protruding from the through hole so that the lead wires are received in the notch of the cover. Accordingly, the lead wires can protrude outside through the opening in a required direction.

Abstract: The high pressure seal is for use with submersible electric pumps employed in water treatment apparatus and with any other electrical device used under similar conditions. The high pressure seal provides a device for closing an opening in a wall of a housing containing high pressure water and for sealing around wires extending through the opening. The high pressure seal includes a hollow fitting for engaging within the opening in the housing, an insert having a number of bores extending through the insert for receiving the wires, and seal enhancing means including raised protrusions arranged internal to and annularly around each bore for sealing around the wires. The high pressure seal may alternatively include a solid fitting for engaging within the opening in the housing, a number of bores extending through the fitting for receiving the wires, and a ring shaped insert arranged in an annular groove arranged around each bore for sealing around the wires.

Abstract: A housing assembly (20) for protecting electronic components. An enclosure (21) is open at one end (22). Electronic components are housed in the enclosure. A bung member (25) is insertable into the open end of the enclosure to seal the enclosure. The member defines a channel (27) and a spreader element (28) is insertable into the channel. The spreader element is formed to cause the bung member to expand upon insertion of the spreader to seal the enclosure against moisture and contaminants.

Abstract: A grommet is mounted into an opening formed in a mating member after a wire harness containing a plurality of wires tied up in a bundle is inserted through the grommet. The grommet has a base portion formed of rubber or resin and has in the annular outer peripheral wall thereof a mounting groove fittable with an opening edge of the mating member, a roof portion extending inwardly from the opening end of the base portion, a medium diameter portion formed in a cylindrical shape having an inside diameter larger than the diameter of the wire harness to be inserted therethrough and extending upwardly in the axial direction of the grommet from the roof portion, and a small diameter portion reducing continuously in diameter from the opening end of the medium diameter portion and extending further upwardly in the axial direction of the grommet in a cylindrical manner.

Abstract: The larger of the two flanges in a grommet contains a tip portion that extends back toward the other tapered flange and overlies the circumferential slot between the two flanges to define a grommet having application to panels of a variety of thicknesses. The tip portion elastically bends, upon installing the grommet in a panel, responsive to force exerted by a side wall of the panel. It exerts an elastic reaction force pressing on a side of the panel. Concurrently it pulls the other tapered flange into contact with the opposed surface of the panel through elastic force exerted through the grommets midsection. This seals the flanges against the panel's sides, notwithstanding a circumferential slot width greater than the panel's thickness and notwithstanding a panel mounting hole having a greater diameter than the bottom surface of that slot. A fire resistant layer is integrally formed or applied in that outer surface of the grommet containing the larger flange.

Abstract: A rotatable grommet for opening or closing access to a panel opening. The rotatable grommet is a C-shaped grommet having a grommet opening approximately the same size as the access area of a panel opening. The rotatable grommet includes a post that engages an arched slot formed in the panel. The ends of the arched slot define the open and closed positions for the rotatable grommet. The rotatable grommet includes a handle having handle protrusions that ease rotation of the rotatable grommet. At least one latch establishes friction between the rotatable grommet and the panel opening so that the rotatable grommet will not be inadvertently opened or closed.

Abstract: A grommet assembly for sealingly mounting elongated elements in an aperture in a panel such as the dash panel of a motor vehicle. The grommet assembly includes inner and outer grommet members which are relatively telescopically arranged. The outer grommet member has a rearwardly opening cup shaped configuration, is formed of a resilient material, and includes a tapered forward portion sized to fit in the panel aperture. The inner grommet member has a forwardly opening cup shaped configuration, is formed of a rigid material, and includes an annular wall telescopically received within the annular wall of the outer grommet member and engaging a front wall of the outer grommet member at a location forwardly of the annular groove.

Abstract: There is provided a harness-fixing construction of a grommet in which an upwardly-extending wire assembly portion can be positively fixed to a tubular portion of the grommet, and the efficiency of a wire harness-installing operation is enhanced. The grommet includes a proximal portion for fitting watertight in a panel hole, the tubular portion of a generally L-shape extending downwardly from the proximal portion, and a protuberance portion which is formed integrally with the proximal portion and the tubular portion, and has a concave surface. The grommet has a passage hole for passing a fastening band (fixing member) therethrough. A holding mechanism for stably holding the upwardly-extending wire assembly portion in a desired position is formed by the passage hole for passing the fastening band therethrough, and the protuberance portion having the concavely-curved surface for holding the upwardly-extending wire assembly portion in a generally embracing manner.

Abstract: To facilitate the mounting of a grommet in a hole formed in a body panel of a vehicle only by inserting it in one direction with a small force. There is provided a turnup portion 5d folded back from the outer radial end of a large diameter tubular portion 5c toward a small diameter tubular portion 5a. A locking groove 5e having a U-shaped cross is formed in the outer surface of the turnup portion 5d. At the leading end of the turnup portion 5d extending toward the small diameter tubular portion 5a, a locking portion 5g projects radially inwardly. A locking stepped portion 5h projects from the outer surface of the large diameter tubular portion 5c in a position corresponding to the locking groove 5e.

Abstract: A grommet 11 includes a vehicle body mount portion 11a to be mounted on a panel of a vehicle body and a wire insertion portion 11b to be mounted on a wiring harness. A checking projection 11c is formed in a desired position on an outer surface of the vehicle body mount portion 11b of the grommet. The grommet 11 may be used with a checking device 10 formed with a grommet receptacle 10b and a checking recess 10e in which the checking projection 11c is to be fitted for checking whether the grommet is of a specified shape.

Abstract: A fully formed, single piece cable hanger that includes a tube section having a flange at one end of the cylindrical tube section, a plurality of radially extending retaining bumps disposed about the periphery of the tube section at a first predetermined axial distance from the flange, and a plurality of apertures formed in the tube section at a second predetermined axial distance from the flange, the second predetermined axial distance being greater than the first predetermined axial distance.

Abstract: A grommet which is used to protect a wire harness in a through portion formed in a vehicle body and the like. The grommet includes a base portion formed of rubber and having a mounting groove fittable with an opening edge of a mating member, a roof portion extending inwardly from the opening end of the base portion, and a guide portion extending in a cylindrical shape in the axial direction of the grommet from the inner end of the roof portion. In the grommet, a ring-shaped cavity is formed in the inner wall portion of the grommet extending from the base portion to the roof portion, and an annular cavity is formed in the inner peripheral wall of the base portion corresponding to the position of the mounting groove.

Abstract: An enclosure for interconnecting multiple branch connections from a trunk communications carrier. A housing supports a terminal block having connections for multiple branch cables and includes an opening for routing signal carrying cable into the housing from the trunk communications carrier. The housing also has multiple spaced apart access openings that extend along one wall of said housing to enable branch cables to be routed away from the housing from the terminal connector. A grommet assembly has a grommet strip defining multiple exit regions spaced along the grommet strip for alignment with the access openings in said one wall of the housing when secured to the housing.

Abstract: This invention relates to electrical connectors, specifically to an electrical connector that is easy to insert into a hole or knock-out of an electrical junction box. Design of the connector provides for positive fixture of the connector in the box once non-metallic sheathed cable, either oval or circular in cross-directional shape, is inserted through the connector, thus preventing the cable from being withdrawn. The C-shaped one piece connector of this disclosure contains an integral hinge, a cutout area, and a necked down area on the top flange to provide for easy flexing about the central insertion axis and therefore easy insertion into an electrical junction box. The jaws of the electrical connector are designed such that a positive bite or grip is applied to an oval or circular non-metallic sheathed cable as tension is applied on the cable to attempt to remove it from the electrical junction box.

Abstract: An easily removable and reusable cable strain relief device for accommodating and fastening a cable in a socket hole in an instrument wall. The head section (2) has a collar (3) which lies flush against the outer edge of the socket hole (8) and a shaft (4) with U-shaped catch lugs (5) and (6) engaging the inner edge of the socket hole (8) and pressing against the cable (14). Cable lug (5) is externally accessible for pivoting so as to disengage the device from the socket hole.

Abstract: An improvement for a cable terminal which includes a terminal carrier 1 and a terminal clamp 12 tracked in the carrier where a flexible locking tooth 8 on the terminal carrier 1 works in conjunction with a toothed rack 24 on the terminal clamp 12. In this improvement the terminal carrier 1 is in the form of a hollow cylinder or cuboid whose upper edge includes two opposed grooves 2, 3 to accommodate a cable, and the terminal clamp 12 includes a clamping rib 19, 20, 19a, 20a which acts on the cable from above and/or laterally, centrally to the grooves, and which can be axially displaced and locked.

Abstract: A grommet which is easy to install in a grommet hole of an automobile panel and has good water sealing ability. The grommet is assembled from a pair of grommet halves 21a and 21b, which include a pair of plastic leading members 1a and 1b, respectively, to form a leading section of the grommet; a pair of semi-disc plastic members 6a and 6b, respectively, to form an disc section of the grommet; and a pair of resilient members 12a and 12b, respectively, joining the members 1a and 1b with the semi-disc members 6a and 6b, respectively, to form a resilient section of the grommet. The resilient member shave semi-circumferential grooves 15a and 15b, which together form a complete circumferential groove 15 for receiving the edge of the panel defining the grommet hole when the grommet halves are coupled together. The disc section has a diameter larger than that of the leading section and the resilient section.

Abstract: A construction for and a method of waterproofing a group of wires of a wiring harness inserted through a tubular member, the construction including: a tube which has a closed distal end portion and an open rear end and is formed, in the vicinity of the closed distal end portion, with a number of pores; the tube being disposed at a substantially central portion of the wires of the wiring harness; and pourable sealing compound which is injected into the tube from the open rear end and is extruded from the pores of the closed distal end portion so as to be filled into gaps among the wires of the wiring harness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved grommet for protecting wires and tubes that must be placed thru apertures in building panels or studs made of steel or the like. The grommet disclosed here includes a single piece, soft plastic body having any configuration, (e.g. polygonal, round, oval, semi-circle, or even polygonal with curved edges) which is flanged along its periphery. On one side of the outer surface of grommet body's wall are arranged one or more protruding, male nubs which securely hold, in the gap formed between the wall flange and said male nubs, the rims of the aperture in a metal stud.

Abstract: An adapter (12, FIG. 1) is described, for mounting a passthrough on a panel (14) to hold by a wire cable or optical cable, wherein the adapter can be installed by merely pushing it rearwardly into a hole (20) in the panel. The adapter includes a tubular passthrough (16) and a molded plastic clip (18) that is mounted on the passthrough. The clip has a front end (40, FIG. 3) that forms a large washer to abut the front face of the panel, and has a sleeve (46) extending rearwardly from the washer with a rear sleeve end (50) that closely surrounds the passthrough. The sleeve has a pair of U-shaped slits (56, 64, FIG. 2), with the base of each U-slit lying most forward, to leave a latch (62, 66) having a rear latch end merging with the rest of the sleeve and a free front latch end (124, FIG. 3) which can abut the rear face of the panel. The passthrough has a recessed portion (76) into which the latches are deflected when the adapter is inserted rearwardly through the hole in the panel.

Abstract: A self-backing cable bushing for offsetting an electrical conduit passing through a knock out or opening in a structural member. The bushing has face and backing flanges connected by a living hinge. An annular tubular projection with peripheral ramp lugs extends from the face flange. The cable bushing may be installed by locating the face and backing flanges on opposite sides of the knock out and inserting the ramp lugs into the circular hole in the backing. This face retains backing flange in parallel, closely-spaced relation with the surface of offset between them. The bushing may thus be used to protect an electrical conduit from contacting the edges of a variety of knock out shapes.