Patent 7347730 was granted and assigned to Yazaki on March, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A grommet includes an elastic main body that has a through hole through which a shielded cable is passed. An abutment surface is formed within the elastic main body. An end portion of a braid of the shielded cable, which is disposed at a processed portion of the shielded cable, is bought into abutting contact with or pierce into the abutment surface.