ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,983, issued on April 22, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).
"Mounting brackets for cord reels" was invented by Benny Thomas (Williston Park, N.Y.) and Roy Itzler (Orange, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting bracket for a cord reel assembly is provided. The bracket includes a base plate and a pair of side rails. The base plate has one or more mounting openings. The pair of side rails define a keyway between each of the side rails and the base plate. An assembly of a cord reel and the mounting bracket are also provided, as is a method of a method of installing a cord reel using the mounting bracket. In some embod...