ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,776, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).
"Composite worm gear for cover" was invented by Scott Ryan Venczel (Knoxville, Tenn.), Zach Kane Timm (Athens, Tenn.), Jacob Brett Murrell (Maryville, Tenn.) and John T. Polk III (Townsend, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener includes a bolt, a worm gear, and a retainer. A bolt shaft has a connecting region proximate to a free end of the shaft. The worm gear has a body with an upper surface, a lower surface, and an aperture that receives the bolt. The worm gear also includes a helical portion on an outer surface of the body. The retainer connects to th...