ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,084, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to MasterCraft Boat Co. LLC (Vonore, Tenn.).
"Drain plug for a boat" was invented by Erica Clark-Heinrich (Knoxville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boat including a hull, a drain formed in the hull, and a plug engageable with the drain. The drain fluidly connecting a cavity formed in the hull to an exterior of the hull. The plug including threads engageable with threads of the drain. The plug is (i) moveable in a tightening direction to engage the threads of the plug with the threads of the drain and close the drain and (ii) moveable in a loosening direction to disengage the threads of th...