ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,628, issued on May 20.
"Methods and apparatus for protecting electrical boxes" was invented by Fred Manuel (Modesto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides methods and apparatus for protecting the contents of electrical boxes installed in new or existing buildings before sheetrock, drywall or wallboard is installed, by providing sturdy L-shaped brackets that include at least one insertion flange and a base plate. The flange portions of the bracket may be easily inserted (or removed) between the electrical box and the frame member to which the box is mounted, such that after insertion of the flange, the b...