MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202614023135 A) filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc. on February 26, 2026, for Grommet And Fastening Assembly.

Inventors include Kanie, Hideki; and Zhang, Zhongxin.

The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a grommet and a fastening assembly. The grommet includes a body, a head, and at least one resilient arm. Each of the at least one resilient arm extends from an inner surface of one of a first or a second wall portion and is at least partially deflectable toward and away from an axis. The present disclosure provides deflectable resilient arms to form a portion o...