MUMBAI, India, Nov. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514029481 A) filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, U.S.A., on March 27, for 'grommet and fastening assembly.'

Inventor(s) include Kong, Hao; and Wang, Xing.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 7, under issue no. 45/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a grommet including a body, at least one first retaining portion, at least one second retaining portion and at least one operating portion. The body defines a receiving channel and a longitudinal axis, and includes a first axial body portion and a second axial body portion. The first axial body portion includes at least one first body segment and at least one second body 10 segment disposed about the axis and spaced apart. The first retaining portion is provided on a side of the first body segment facing away from the axis. The second retaining portion is provided at an end of the second body segment away from the second axial body portion and extends away from the axis. The operating portion is provided at an end of the first body segment away from the second axial body 15 portion and extends away from the axis."

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