ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,029, issued on May 26, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Compressing snap grommet" was invented by Joel R. Lee (Peotone, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a grommet assembly for compressing a pliable component relative to a rigid component. The grommet assembly includes a flexible grommet and compression sleeve. The flexible grommet includes a grommet collar and a flared sidewall structure. The flared sidewall structure includes a plurality of fin elements and a plurality of gaps. The compression sleeve includes a sleeve collar and a vertical sidewall. The compression sleeve receives the flexib...