Abstract: A cable connector clamp for an insulated electrical cable is preferably integrally moulded from a resilient plastic material. It has a cylindrical housing defining a passage for the cable, and a slot to permit its insertion into a knock out or opening of an enclosure wall. Within the housing, there is a clamping element extending across the passage and resiliently deflectable, to permit insertion of a cable. The clamping element includes a clamping lip that is resiliently pressed against the cable to prevent its withdrawal from the connective clamp. To assist in clamping the cable, one or both of a clamping lip of reduced thickness at the free end of the clamping element, and additional projections on the inner wall of the housing are provided. The additional projections have abutment faces, perpendicular to the axis of the housing and facing the second end of it.

Abstract: A grommet is provided having an outer peripheral portion and a central portion having different patterns on opposing surfaces thereof. In one embodiment the outer peripheral portion and the central portion are fabricated from different materials.

Abstract: A novel grommet assembly for securely sealing a wire harness or cable to an automotive panel opening is achieved with separate, identical grommet halves whose components are axially assembled. The assembled grommet halves are radially mated over the cable and lockingly inserted into the dash panel opening to provide an airtight seal between the cable and the opening. The grommet assembly includes rigid inner and outer shell portions which are axially locked to sandwich a resilient seal therebetween. The seal essentially fills the space between the inner and outer shells, and is both axially and radially compressed upon assembly of the grommet halves, and further when the grommet halves are mated over the cable. The compressive forces on the seal ensure a secure, airtight sealing interface with the cable, between the components of the grommet assembly, and with the dash panel.

Abstract: A plastic grommet for use on metal studs in wall construction protecting wires, cabling, conduit, and the like. The grommet also makes the passing of such utilities easier and quieter. The grommet will function singularly or assembled to a clone. The grommet includes a cylindrical body having an enlarged flange on one end with radially projecting spring snaps on the exterior of the body whereby the grommet may be inserted in a sized hole in the web with the hole edge captured between the snaps and flange. On the other side of the flange are diametrically opposed axially projecting spring fingers. The flange also has two diametrically opposed holes, the fingers and holes being positioned so that two grommets can be joined flange-to-flange by axially rotating one with respect to the other. Two such grommets thus assembled on opposite sides of a rectangular or other irregular or pre-punched hole in the stud web capture the web between the flanges.

Abstract: A wire harness grommet has a funnel-like shape having a wire-passing tubular portion of a small diameter, and a partition wall-mounting portion extending from the tubular portion. The bonding between a filler layer, which is provided in a hollow portion of the funnel-shaped portion, and an inner wall surface is enhanced to thereby prevent the separation of the filler layer. Removal of the grommet from a mold can be effected satisfactorily. The inner wall surface is in the form of tiling in which flat plateaus are densely arranged and spaced from one another by joint grooves, so that the inner wall surface serves as a separation prevention surface.

Abstract: A grommet comprising: a panel mounting portion which is mounted on an opening of a panel and has a large-diameter hole for loosely receiving a wiring harness; a wire receiving portion which is formed axially integrally with the panel mounting portion and has a small-diameter hole for closely receiving the wiring harness; the large-diameter hole being communicated with the small-diameter hole such that the wiring harness is inserted through the small-diameter hole and the large-diameter hole in an insertion direction oriented from the small-diameter hole to the large-diameter hole; and a plurality of ribs which are provided in the large-diameter hole so as to extend in parallel with the insertion direction of the wiring harness.

Abstract: A stopper structure for preventing a grommet made of elastic material from coming off from a panel, includes a stopper flange formed in the grommet. The stopper-structure further includes a stopper member made of rigid material, which includes an internal and an external circumferential ring fit in and on an internal and an external circumference of the stopper flange, respectively. The external circumferential ring is divided into two half elements which are connected with each other through a hinge. The internal circumferential ring is divided into two half elements which are connected to the half elements of the external circumferential ring, respectively.

Abstract: A grommet including a hollow shell, a hollow retaining section, and a hollow member, the shell having a shell opening at a first end and a reduced diameter opening at a second end, and in communication with the retaining section at the second end. There is an insertion hole and a member wall, extending from said insertion hole in a direction away from the first end and toward the second end, which terminates at the inner wall of the shell. The member is in communication with said retaining section. A filler opening is provided in the member wall, and filler walls extend from the member and form a filler inlet in communication with the filler opening. The filler inlet can receive the filler which flows through the filler opening into the member and surrounds at least one elongated, generally cylindrical object located within the member and the retaining section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new device for protecting wires and tubes that must be placed thru the apertures in building panels or studs made of steel or the like. The protection device disclosed herein includes a single piece, plastic body having a wall surface which is bowed on opposing sides and flanged along its periphery. On opposing sides of the outer surface of the body's wall is arranged a single protruding ridge or a plurality of protruding, angled pins or male nubs which securely hold, in the gap formed between the wall flange and the ridge/male nubs, the opposing rims of an aperture in a metal stud that this device is designed to be securely attached to. The body of this device can be of any size or shape, including but not limited to square, rectangular, oval or cathedral shaped.

Abstract: A grommet having a groove that corresponds in size to a hole in a wall, and a boot extending from the grommet in the shape of a nipple which forms an outer wall. The grommet also includes an inner wall that extends radially inwardly in the same plane as the wall to which the grommet is mounted, the inner wall defining an aperture through which the wire or bundle of wires passes. The outer wall and inner wall define a chamber for collecting water that enters the inside of the boot. The outer wall further defines a slot through which the collected water drains to remove the water from the inside of the boot.

Abstract: A sealing grommet for frictional fixation a wall comprises a substantially campanulate body with a closed end and an open end. A central portion is clamped to a cable. a peripheral flange is provided on an outer surface of the body. The hollow space existing between the internal surface of the open end and the central portion collapses during insertion thereby greatly reducing the necessary seating force.

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 said cable to attempt to remove it from said electrical enclosure.

Abstract: A control cabinet with an open bottom, which is enclosed by legs of a frame and can be closed off by individual bottom plates which can be placed side-by-side. The individual bottom plates rest with their short sides on a support shoulder of the facing frame legs and are connected with these frame legs. The bottom plates have an edge that is twice bent along at least one long side, wherein sealing strips seal the abutting long sides of adjacent bottom plates and where cables are introduced through cutouts in the bottom. Individual insertion and assured sealing of the individual cables, together with extensive adaptation and expansion possibilities is achieved with at least a portion of the bottom plates having cutouts spaced along the long side with the edge. Cable bushings which have stepped, offset bushing pieces with different interior diameters are insertable into the cutouts.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cable fitting for insertion in a protective enclosure. The fitting includes one or more cable channels and is constructed of a first staging portion for attachment to the electrical enclosure and a second portion which incorporates strain relief features with gripping teeth for clamping the cable. The fitting is designed for use with one or more cables. In use, it is installed in the panel to the staging position depth, the cable or cables are inserted through the fitting and the panel into the box to the desired position for clamping, and the fitting is inserted into the panel to the installed position to lock the fitting to the box and to clamp the cable within the fitting. The fitting may also be fully inserted and the cable or cables installed thereafter.

Abstract: A grommet including an elastic grommet body and a clamp, the grommet body having a cylindrical portion for closely receiving an outer periphery of a wire bundle, a flange provided at one end of the cylindrical portion, an annular groove formed on an inner face of an outer peripheral portion of the flange and a seal lip projecting from a distal end of the annular groove such that a seal lip clamping portion of the clamp is fitted into the annular groove, the grommet body comprising: an outer peripheral wall which extends axially from an outer peripheral edge of the flange; and a wall portion which is bent radially inwardly from a distal end of the the outer peripheral wall such that the annular groove is defined by the flange, the outer peripheral wall and the wall portion; the seal lip projecting from a distal end of the wall portion; the flange having a large thickness, while the outer peripheral wall has a thickness smaller than that of the flange; wherein when the seal lip has been turned up over the flang

Abstract: An anti-twist strain relief bushing for use with an exteriorly threaded tubular pipe for nondestructively restraining an electrical cord against axial or torsional displacements. The bushing comprises an interiorly threaded gland nut to be screwed onto the tubular pipe and an insert to be wedged into the pipe by the nut. The gland nut comprises a circular top defining a circular beveled opening, an integral flange spaced apart from the top parallel and concentric with the top, and an internally threaded, tubular body extending from the top to the flange defining a passageway concentric with the beveled opening and the flange. The body has a plurality of radially spaced apart raised ribs longitudinally disposed on its exterior. The underside of the top and the body define an integral, beveled shoulder disposed interiorly within the passageway. The insert comprises two separate, mirror image halves adapted to be folded together when the insert is forced into the pipe.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrically-insulating wire management assembly for a metallic electrical distribution device housing. The assembly includes at least one slot having a generally v-shaped length formed at an angle through the cross-section of the assembly's body. Each slot is arranged to receive a flexible electrical conductor through one open side edge of the body and guide the conductor entering through the outer face of the body, across the length of the slot, and exiting through the inner face of the body into the housing interior. The angle of each slot is adapted to provide an interference fit with the conductor. The assembly includes means for securing the assembly to the side wall of the housing in a position allowing the conductor to enter the housing through the assembly. The present invention also includes an electrical distribution device housing adapted for connecting with a wire management assembly.

Abstract: A motor has a shell formed to include an edge defining an opening that is either U-shaped or rectangular. A reversible apparatus has segments for mounting an overload protector having first and second body portions within the opening in the motor shell. The apparatus has a first profile for mounting the overload protector within a U-shaped opening in a motor shell so as to restrict movement of the mounting apparatus and overload protector assembly relative to the motor shell, and a second profile for mounting the overload protector within a rectangular opening in a motor shell so as to restrict movement of the mounting apparatus and overload protector assembly relative to the motor shell.

Abstract: The invention features a strain relief device for mounting wires and cable into a panel. The body of the device carrying the cable is flexible and attached to the panel by a rotational motion. The panel is locked between two flange sections of the body by a number of locking ramps that bias one of the flanges into locking engagement with the panel.

Abstract: A molded plastic strain relief bushing and method includes a body with a channel. A hinged head on the body has one portion contiguous with the channel. There is a well and key receiver at the well. Wire or cable is laid in the channel, locked into the channel in strain relief engagement. The head is then folded over the wire or cable and the strain relief bushing engaged in an aperture. The function of holding the wire or cable is separate from the function of engaging the strain relief bushing. The split head enables the functions to be separate and yet permit the laying in of the wire or cable without the awkward need to thread the wire or cable through a fixed opening in the strain relief bushing.

Abstract: An assembly for introducing electric conductors into the interior of a refrigerator through the liner. The liner is formed with a circular opening and a plurality of notches extending outwardly of the opening. A grommet has a central body portion with a circular cross-section encompassing the conductors. An annular flange and a plurality of mounting lugs project outward from the body. Each lug includes a locking portion spaced from the flange slightly more than the thickness of the liner and a connecting section joined to the flange. The grommet is mounted with its central body portion received in the opening in the liner and with the grommets received through the notches and rotated to capture a portion of the liner between the locking portion of the lugs and the flange.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an edge saddle having plural steps which is to be installed within a through groove or through hole of a chassis plate of an electric appliance or electrical instrument. The edge saddle comprises a frame body having a base portion, first engaging portions including stepped contact portions for engaging the inner side of a chassis plate and for contacting the inner surface of a through groove or through hole of the chassis plate, and a second engaging portion for engaging the outer side of the chassis plate to hold the chassis plate together with the first engaging portions, the stepped contact portions including plural steps along the direction of the plate thickness of the chassis plate. The first engaging portions are separated from the frame body by slits extending to its base portion and are supported by the base portion like a cantilever.

Abstract: An electrical junction box having a plurality of holes into which are inserted hole cushions which are fitted to the periphery of the holes to protect electrical wires entering the junction box from the bare edges which form the holes. Top and bottom insulated cushions further protect the electrical wires from contacting interior sides of the top and floor of the junction box. Wire guards are provided which surround the insulated electrical wires to allow the insulated wires to be secured by clamping means to the electrical junction box without the electrical wires actually coming into direct contact with the clamping means.

Abstract: A holder for holding a cable or hose passing through an opening in a wall in sealed manner including a cylindrical receiving body part made of a flexible elastic material and an annular holding body part made of an inflexible plastic material. The receiving body part has a front end and a rear end with an axially extending opening therein for receiving the cable or hose and a locking edge extending circumferentially around its outer peripheral surface. The annular holding body part has a front end and a rear end with an opening extending between its ends sized to axially receive the receiving body part. Locking tabs are provided on the front end of the holding body part for anchoring it in the opening in the wall and inwardly extending radial locking noses are provided on the rear end of the holding body part for engagement with locking edge on the receiving body part, whereby when the front end of the receiving body part is inserted into the rear end of the holding body part the two parts are axially locked.

Abstract: A feedthrough sleeve and integral support fitting comprises a hollow tubular sleeve and integral planar mounting collar. The sleeve lies in a plane transverse to the plane of the collar which is less than perpendicular thereto. The collar is configured to be engaged in a snap fit manner within an opening in a surface, such as a bulkhead of a truck, with the sleeve being mounted in a manner to allow an elongated member, such as a hose, wire or tubing, to be fed therethrough from one side of the bulkhead to the other, without requiring the need for splicing of or creating a joint in the elongated member to provide feedthrough thereof.

Abstract: A grommet assembly for a wall panel and method of installation. The grommet assembly includes a grommet structure for insertion into the aperture made through a wall panel and includes pivotal locking arms for locking at the back face of the wall panel. An insert sleeve provides a circular wall that upon insertion into the grommet pivots the pivotal lock arms of the grommet. The insert sleeve is further provided with snap-engagement members that snap-engage to the circular wall of the grommet so that the grommet assembly is fastened together and to the wall panel. A retention ring may be used prior to cutting an aperture in the wall to secure fabric, or other wall coverings, around the aperture to be cut to prevent displacement or tearing, and to protect the outer wall surface. The method includes the field installation of the grommet assembly from one side of a wall panel.

Abstract: A device for feeding at least one cable through a wall formed with an opening, includes a lockable slide member slidable across the opening for variably reducing the size thereof, and a pair of lips formed of elastic material and located at respective opposite sides of the opening, at least one of the lips being in contact with the slide member.

Abstract: A connector for passing continuous insulated electrical conductors such as pins or multi-stranded wire through a surface or bulkhead, while preventing leakage of liquids and gases along the conductors, especially between gaps in the strands. An exemplary connector comprises a body having seal-zone openings in which a sealant is applied and cured around a compressed bared section of multi-stranded wire. The body contains strain relief members adjacent to the sealed openings to provide longitudinal as well as transverse strain relief. A sealant member and radially spaced clasps are located around the sealed openings and strain relief members so that the connector may be removably twist-locked onto a bulkhead without disturbing the sealed wires. A method is defined for achieving the sealed pass-through of electrical conductors.

Abstract: A wire management grommet for routing wiring or cables through the surface of furniture articles comprises a liner and a cap having a slot opening and a captive closure member. A tongue and groove arrangement facilitates slidable movement of the closure member within the cap's slot opening. The closure member is locked into its closed position covering the slot through a detent mechanism. A pin and groove arrangement facilitates both the closure member's captivity to the cap and its downward pivoting movement away from the slot opening and into its retracted position. The closure member is stabilized, through interaction with the cap, when the closure member is in its open position. The operation of the closure member from its closed position covering the slot opening to its retracted position exposing the opening comprises three distinct movements.

Abstract: A grommet assembly for a wall panel and method of installation. The grommet assembly includes a grommet structure for insertion into the aperture made through a wall panel and includes pivotal locking arms for locking at the back face of the wall panel. An insert sleeve provides a circular wall that upon insertion into the grommet pivots the pivotal lock arms of the grommet. The insert sleeve is further provided with snap-engagement members that snap-engage to the circular wall of the grommet so that the grommet assembly is fastened together and to the wall panel. A retention ring may be used prior to cutting an aperture in the wall to secure fabric, or other wall coverings, around the aperture to be cut to prevent displacement or tearing, and to protect the outer wall surface. The method includes the field installation of the grommet assembly from one side of a wall panel.

Abstract: A watertight sealing lip for a grommet is disclosed which tightly seals a gap between a wall of a panel or the like and an electric wire extending through a hole of the wall. The lip is annular and obliquely extends from an end of a cylindrical portion of the grommet toward the wall so that the tip of the lip comes into contact with said wall. An inside surface facing the wall is provided with a plurality of watertight sealing projections which extend in the circumferential direction of the lip and whose cross sections are sequentially enlarged from the tip of said lip toward the end of the cylindrical portion.

Abstract: The invention is for a furniture article having a panel mounted adjacent to a rear side of a top of the article and adapted for movement toward the front of the furniture article thereby allowing access to space rearward of the furniture article from a position beneath the top.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cable fitting for insertion in a protective enclosure. The fitting includes one or more cable channels and is constructed of a first staging portion for attachment to the electrical enclosure and a second portion which incorporates strain relief features with gripping teeth for clamping the cable. The fitting is designed for use with one or more cables. In use, it is installed in the panel to the staging position depth, the cable or cables are inserted through the fitting and the panel into the box to the desired position for clamping, and the fitting is inserted into the panel to the installed position to lock the fitting to the box and to clamp the cable within the fitting. The fitting may also be fully inserted and the cable or cables installed thereafter.

Abstract: A bushing for mounting an overload protector within an opening in a motor shell comprises segments adapted to be coaxially positioned around a portion of the overload protector. Mating features formed on the segments and protector restrict movement of the protector relative to the segments. Grooves formed on the segments secure the segments within the opening and restrict movement of the bushing and protector assembly relative to the structure. The bushing preferably comprises a pair of generally symmetrical segments connected together by an integrally formed hinge. The one-piece bushing is molded from a thermoplastic material, such as nylon. In one embodiment, the features which restrict axial movements of the overload protector relative to the segments are mating threads formed on a portion of the internal surfaces of the segments, and on opposing portions of the external surface of the protector.

Abstract: An apparatus for aligning and securing a conduit directed through supports, such as walls, floors, and the like, wherein the apparatus includes a flange mounting a plurality of coaxially aligned mounting legs, each including a locking lug directed exteriorly of each leg, wherein the legs secure a conduit directed therebetween. The legs each include a concentric groove segment mounting a locking ring, wherein the locking ring includes a plurality of annularly oriented locking fingers, wherein the locking fingers are directed upwardly and define an acute included angle between the various plate elements of the locking ring and the defined central axis of the organization.

Abstract: For the lead-through of lines to be led through a supporting wall, a closing body is provided which has receiving sections and which can be inserted into a wall opening by means of lateral guiding elements and can be fixed in it by means of a holding member. So that a lead-through arrangement of this type can also be used for wall openings which are closed on the circumference side, it is provided that at least the legs of the lateral guiding elements of the closing body which--viewed in the inserting direction--face the supporting wall, and the corresponding edge portions of the wall opening are provided with one profile respectively formed by projecting areas and recesses situated between them.

Abstract: Apparatus seals holes in an airplane bulkhead and provides for the passage through such holes of members (e.g. electrical wires) furnishing utilities to the airplane. The apparatus includes: 1. A hollow sleeve made from a light, strong and stable material (e.g. titanium) to provide a conduit for the utility members; 2. A relatively hard (e.g. 90 durometer "A") grommet having an internal opening and with an axially extending recess for disposition on the bulkhead with the bulkhead hole in the recess; and 3. A compliant (e.g. 55 durometer "A") gasket with internal opening to receive the sleeve in tight fit relationship. The gasket is provided with first and second portions each having an external periphery with a diameter greater than the diameter of the internal opening in the grommet. The gasket has an external recess axially defined between the first and second portions to receive the grommet at the internal opening in the grommet.

Abstract: An elastomeric grommet suitable for sealing a substrate when compressed in an axial direction. The grommet is made so that an axial passageway has an inner central section of substantially constant cross-section and first and second inner end sections which taper inwardly from first and second radial surfaces, respectively, to define first and second entry portions for passage of the substrate. First and second outer end sections lie on either side of an outer central section. The outer central section defines a groove which runs circumferentially around the entire periphery of the grommet. The grommet is particularly useful for sealing a variety of sizes of strip heaters.

Abstract: A lamp socket includes a housing in the form of an elastomeric grommet that passes through a round hole of a panel to mount the lamp socket to the panel. The grommet has a head at one end that has an outer diameter that exceeds the diameter of the hole and engages the back side of the panel when the head is inserted through the hole. The outer portion of the head consists of a plurality of thick oblique ribs that fold inwardly to reduce the outer diameter of the head responsive to twisting movement of the head in the hole so that a relatively low engage force passes the head through the hole. The grommet further includes a conical shoulder which sealingly engages the front side of the panel and clamps the lamp socket in place.

Abstract: A device for relieving the strain on cables, in particular mains supply cables to housings of electrical equipment, consists of two parts fitted into one another approximately concentrically, of which the outer part (1) can be fastened in a housing opening and the inner part (2) is rotatably mounted in the outer part (1), a central lead-through opening (14) for the cable, and also clamping fingers (12) which protrude into the lead-through opening (14), can be swivelled into the lead-through opening (14) by rotation of the inner part (2) relative to the outer part (1) and can be locked in a clamping position. In order to achieve a more reliable clamping grip and a simpler assembly, the swivelling direction of the clamping fingers (12) runs approximately transversely to the longitudinal axis of the cable lead-through opening (14), the clamping fingers (12) being arranged on the outer part (1) and lying approximately in the direction of the cable lead-through opening (14).

Abstract: A retaining assembly for retaining a throttle and speed control cable to a cable mounting bracket. The retaining assembly includes a first end fitting on the speed control cable with spaced flanges which allow the first end fitting to slide into an aperture in the cable mounting bracket and prevent longitudinal movement of the first end fitting relative to the cable mounting bracket. The retaining assembly also includes a second end fitting on the throttle control cable with retaining clips which allow the second end fitting to snap into the aperture in the cable mounting bracket to prevent longitudinal movement of the second end fitting relative to the cable mounting bracket. The second end fitting also abuts the first end fitting to prevent the first end fitting from disengaging the cable mounting bracket.

Abstract: Referring to FIG. 1, a cable entry device for an electric appliance comprises a body 2 and a protective sleeve 3 through which the cable 1 passes. The body is provided with cable grips 5, 6. Catches 10, 11 secure the body within the appliance. The body may be made as a one-piece plastic molding, comprising two portions joined by a web 7, which also acts as a spring to bias the catches into a locked position in the appliance.

Abstract: A grommet comprising a generally planar portion having less than a complete 360 degree circumference, thereby exposing at least a first and a second surface with an angular gap therebetween. A conical section is connected to the generally planar portion, the conical section including a flap located approximately adjacent the angular gap. The flap overlaps a remainder of the conical section when the generally planar portion is radially compressed for installation into a firewall such that at least portions of the first and second surfaces are in contact with one another, thereby eliminating the angular gap. Thus, the flap is adjustable to accommodate various size wiring harnesses.

Abstract: A strain relief assembly including a clamp for firmly holding an electrical cable which includes at least one electrical conductor and a resilient insulative outer jacket disposed about the conductor. The cable is for extension inside a housing for electrical equipment, and the housing has a wall with a generally circular opening for passage of the cable. The strain relief clamp is for mounting in the opening and includes a generally U-shaped receiver defining an open-ended cavity for receiving the cable. The clamp also includes an insert for slidable reception by the receiver to close the open end of the cavity thereby holding the cable by forming a bend in the cable with the resiliency of the cable urging the insert outwardly. The housing wall and the clamp include structure for preventing rotation of the clamp with respect to the wall.

Abstract: A cable connector for insulated electrical wire cable comprises a housing having first and second open ends and an inner wall forming a channel extending through the housing for longitudinally receiving the cable. A coupling means is mounted within the housing for urging the cable towards the inner wall and includes a flange, means for grippingly engaging the cable between the inner wall and the flange, and an elongated bracing pin for providing resistance to the bending of the flange.

Abstract: A grommet for preventing water from leaking through the hole of a panel having a hard portion 10 made of a hard material and fixedly fitted in the hole of a panel, and a soft portion 20 made of a soft material and including an electric cord insertion part 23 and a waterproofing part 24. The hard portion is composed of a plurality of split parts whose coupled faces are provided with guide bars 16 and guide holes 17 in which the bars are slidably fitted so that the split parts can be moved away from each other in an expansionary manner as they remain coupled to each other to allow for insertion of the cord.

Abstract: A dc motor including a first set of pigtails passing out of the motor case through a grommet which is fitted in an opening formed in the motor case. This motor has a pigtail holder which fixes the first set of pigtails to the grommet. The pigtail holder includes first and second portions. The first portion is stationarily engaged with the grommet, while the second portion is fixedly connected to those portions of the first set of pigtails inside the motor case. With this fixed pigtail arrangement, movement of the first set of pigtails is restrained, and therefore, effects of vibration on the first set of pigtails are reduced when the motor is subjected to vibration.

Abstract: A fastening arrangement for a holder of a round body on a supporting part includes a slotted opening arranged on a wall of the supporting part. The holder is slidable into this slotted opening after reaching around the round body to be fastened. A receiving section is provided at the circumference of the holder to reach around the wall of the supporting part on both sides for positioning the holder on the supporting part.

Abstract: A grommet assembly for wire harnesses comprises a main grommet unit having a thick large diameter tubular portion and a thin small diameter tubular portion and provided with an opening in the part of a flange thereof including the thick large diameter portion and an auxiliary grommet unit having a thick large diameter tubular portion and a thin small diameter tubular portion and adapted to be fitted into the opening of the main grommet unit. A main wire harness is put through the main grommet unit, while an auxiliary wire harness is put through the auxiliary grommet unit. A hard plate is embedded in the part of the flange confronting the outer periphery of the opening.

Abstract: A grommet for sealing the clearance between a panel (P) and an electric cord (W) extending therethrough, the grommet having a locking portion (B) made of a hard resin including a lower part (9) having a center hole (9a), and upper annular wall (10) extending along the peripheral edge of the lower part (9), a base plate (11) provided at the top of the annular wall (10) and having a center hole (11a), and engaging tongues (12) provided on the annular wall (10); a soft portion (A) including an annular recess (6) fitted with the base plate (11) and a tube through which the electric cord is inserted; and electric cord fastening members (17) having stoppers (18) dimensioned so as to be prevented from passing through the holes (9a, 11a) of the lower part (9) and the base plate (11), the fastening members being secured to the cord so that the stoppers are located between the lower part (9) and the base plate (11).