The patent’s assignee for patent number 8926247 is Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, IL).
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “FIG. 1 illustrates a sectional view of a known isolation assembly 10. The assembly 10 includes upper and lower bushings 12 and 14, respectively, and upper and lower rubber grommets 16 and 18, respectively. The bushings 12 and 14 and grommets 16 and 18 are separate and distinct from one another. That is, when the assembly 10 is not compressively secured between a fastener and a work-piece, the grommets 16 and 18 would simply detach from the bushings 12 and 14.(…)
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