Grommet tie off (gto)

Abstract

A removable grommet for attaching a string to an object, the grommet includes a barrel defining a central channel extending through a first section and a second section of the barrel, the first section being sized to allow the string, but not a knotted portion of the string, to pass through, and the second section being sized to allow the knotted portion of the string to pass through.

1 . A removable grommet for attaching a string to an object, the grommet includes a barrel defining a central channel extending through a first section and a second section of the barrel, the first section being sized to allow the string, but not a knotted portion of the string, to pass through, and the second section being sized to allow the knotted portion of the string to pass through. 
   
   
       2 . The grommet of  claim 1 , wherein the central channel is at least partially defined by an internal shoulder extending from an interior surface of the barrel, and the internal shoulder operative to distinguish the first section from the second section. 
   
   
       3 . The grommet of  claim 1 , wherein the grommet includes a flange extending radially from the barrel. 
   
   
       4 . The grommet of  claim 3 , wherein the flange is circumferential and extends generally perpendicularly from the barrel. 
   
   
       5 . The grommet of  claim 1 , wherein the central channel of first section is substantially cylindrical and includes a first diameter, and the central channel of the second section is substantially cylindrical and includes a second diameter, where the first diameter is greater than twice the second diameter. 
   
   
       6 . The grommet of  claim 1 , wherein a first interior wall of the barrel within the first section is substantially cylindrical and defines a first cavity, and a second interior wall of the barrel within the second section is substantially cylindrical and defines a second cavity, where the first interior wall is joined to the second interior wall by a horizontal wall. 
   
   
       7 . The grommet of  claim 1 , wherein the barrel is a frustrum. 
   
   
       8 . The grommet of  claim 1 , wherein an exterior longitudinal surface of the barrel is cylindrical. 
   
   
       9 . A grommet for attaching a string to an object, the grommet including a central bore extending through a barrel, the central bore including a first chamber at least partially defined by a first vertical interior wall of the barrel, a second chamber at least partially defined by a second vertical interior wall of the barrel, where the barrel includes a horizontal interior wall bridging the first vertical interior wall and the second vertical interior wall. 
   
   
       10 . The grommet of  claim 9 , wherein the first chamber is substantially cylindrical, the second chamber is substantially cylindrical, and the first chamber is more than twice the diameter of the second chamber. 
   
   
       11 . The grommet of  claim 9 , wherein the grommet includes a flange extending radially from a distal end of the barrel. 
   
   
       12 . The grommet of  claim 11 , wherein the flange is circumferential and extends generally perpendicularly from the barrel. 
   
   
       13 . The grommet of  claim 9 , wherein the barrel is a frustrum. 
   
   
       14 . The grommet of  claim 9 , wherein an exterior longitudinal surface of the barrel is cylindrical. 
   
   
       15 . A method of securing a string to an object comprising the acts of:
 providing a grommet including a barrel with a longitudinal bore having a diameter that varies along at least a portion of the longitudinal bore, where an interior of the barrel includes at least one radially extending internal wall;   mounting the grommet to the object;   passing at least a portion of the string through the longitudinal bore of the grommet;   tying a length of the string in a knot; and   applying tension to the string to draw the knot into the longitudinal bore to abut the at least one radially extending internal wall, where the radially extending internal wall inhibits passage of the knot through the entire longitudinal bore.   
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein at least one radially extending internal wall cooperates with a first vertical internal wall of the barrel to at least partially define a substantially cylindrical cavity which the knot is recessed within. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the grommet includes a circumferential flange extending from a distal end of the barrel.