ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,290, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Reliance Worldwide Corp. (Atlanta).
"Fixture outlet box" was invented by James Cosley (Ramona, Calif.), Virgil O'Neil (Atlanta) and Dennis Hart (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outlet box assembly includes a base and a connection assembly. The base defines a base through-hole. The connection assembly is configured to attach to the base through the base through-hole and includes a connector and an adapter. The connector includes a connector body. The connector body includes an inner surface that defines a passage with one or more internal threads positioned along the inner surface. The...