ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,680, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).
"Low profile outdoor pedestal" was invented by Joseph Nicholas Cretella (Ansonia, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedestal assembly includes a cover having a half egg shape, dome shape, or hemispheroid shape; a concrete/ground box connected to the cover; and a receptacle housing having one or more pre-receptacles housed in between the cover and concrete/ground box. The cover is movable from a covered position covering the receptacle housing to an uncovered position allowing access to the receptacle housing."
The patent was filed on Aug. 29, 2022, under App...