ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,658, issued on Oct. 21.
"Extendable and retractable wall outlet" was invented by Jake Cannata (Osage Beach, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extendible wall outlet system is disclosed. The system includes an outlet box, an extension box attached to the outlet box and having a passage between the two boxes, a flexible electrical cord having an extendible receptacle on a free first end and electrically coupled to a power source at an opposing second end, and a spooling device positioned within the extension box and configured for retaining the flexible cord in a coiled manner. The extendible receptacle is retained in a position in...