ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,444, issued on Oct. 28.
"Hidden storage with a folding towel rod" was invented by Trina Scalf (Inglis, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage box assembly is provided including a rear portion separated from a front portion by a door configured to be manually opened. Items may be stored in the rear portion in any of one or more compartments and one or more shelves. The front portion includes one or more rods attached to one or more hinges configured rotate the one or more rods out of the front portion for items to be hung from the rods. The storage box assembly is designed to be built into a wall. When not needed, the one or mo...