Universally-sized grommet device and method thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9277967
APP PUB NO 20130062235A1
SERIAL NO

13614171

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A grommet device and method of using a grommet device is provided. The device includes a base structure having a base surface and a top structure having a top surface. A middle portion is connected between the top structure and the base structure, wherein an aperture is positioned through the middle portion, the aperture having an interior space defined by an aperture sidewall extending from the base surface to the top surface. A protruding structure is affixed to a portion of the aperture sidewall at a first end and extending towards a central axis of the aperture along a protrusion axis, wherein the protrusion axis is substantially aligned with a length of the protruding structure from the first end to the second end, and wherein a second end of the protruding structure is flexibly movable in at least one direction substantially perpendicular to the protrusion axis.

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SYMMETRY MEDICAL MANUFACTURING INC3724 NORTH SR 15 WARSAW IN 46582

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Allen, Kraig Herman Leesburg, US 13 132

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