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A wire management grommet includes an outer peripheral member and an inner perforate member. The outer peripheral member is constructed and arranged to frictionally engage a planar surface, usually a desk or tabletop. The outer peripheral member is formed from a first rigid material having sufficien

A wire management grommet includes an outer peripheral member and an inner perforate member. The outer peripheral member is constructed and arranged to frictionally engage a planar surface, usually a desk or tabletop. The outer peripheral member is formed from a first rigid material having sufficient mechanical stiffness for effective frictional engagement with the planar surface and the cooperating aperture. The inner perforate member is formed from a second flexible material and is overmolded using conventional injection molding techniques to the said outer peripheral member to form a unitary grommet. The second flexible material is chosen to have sufficient flexibility to permit passage of disparate cable combinations through the inner perforate member. The inner perforate member has a plurality of radially dispersed openings constructed and arranged for strain-free engagement of a plurality of cables so that the said inner perforate member returns to its original configuration after the cables have been inserted therethrough.

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1. A wire management grommet for effective distribution of plural disparate cable combinations comprising:an outer peripheral member and an inner perforate member;said outer peripheral member being constructed and arranged to frictionally engage a planar surface, said member being formed from a firs

1. A wire management grommet for effective distribution of plural disparate cable combinations comprising:an outer peripheral member and an inner perforate member;said outer peripheral member being constructed and arranged to frictionally engage a planar surface, said member being formed from a first material having sufficient mechanical stiffness for effective frictional engagement;said inner perforate member being overmolded about said outer peripheral member to form a unitary wire management device, and being formed from a second material having sufficient flexibility to permit passage of disparate cable combinations;said inner perforate member having a plurality of radially extending slits incorporated therein and extending therethrough, said slits constructed and arranged in one to one correspondence with a plurality of radially dispersed openings constructed and arranged for strain-free engagement of plural disparate cable combinations whereby each radial slit extends from a center point of said inner perforate member and intersects a corresponding radially dispersed opening;whereby upon passage of said plural disparate combination of cables therethrough, said inner perforate member returns to its original configuration.2. The wire management grommet of claim 1, wherein said first material is polypropylene.3. The wire management grommet of claim 1, wherein said second material is a thermal elastic elastomer.4. The wire management grommet of claim 1, wherein said first material is polypropylene.5. The wire management grommet of claim 1, wherein said second material is a thermal elastic elastomer.6. A wire management grommet for effective distribution of plural disparate cable combinations comprising:an outer peripheral member and an inner perforate member;said outer peripheral member being constructed and arranged to frictionally engage a planar surface, said member being formed from a first material having sufficient mechanical stiffness for effective frictional engagement;said inner perforate member being overmolded about said outer peripheral member to form a unitary wire management device, and being formed from a second material having sufficient flexibility to permit passage of disparate cable combinations;said inner perforate member being formed as a disk having a center point and an outer perimeter, said disk including a plurality of radially extending slits incorporated therein and extending therethrough, said slits constructed and arranged in one to one correspondence with a plurality of radially dispersed openings constructed and arranged for strain-free engagement of plural disparate cable combinations whereby each radial slit extends from said center point of said inner perforate member and intersects a corresponding radially dispersed opening;whereby upon passage of said plural disparate combination of cables therethrough, said inner perforate member returns to its original configuration for strain-free engagement of plural disparate cable combinations.