ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,758, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Reliance Worldwide Corp. (Atlanta).
"Appliance outlet box" was invented by James Wittmer Cosley (Ramona, Calif.), Dennis L. Hart (Reno, Nev.) and Virgil E. O'Neil (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outlet box assembly includes an outlet box housing, configurable between a first and second orientation, and a funnel assembly. The outlet box housing includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion. The first wall portion includes a first socket portion, including a first knock out portion, and at least one through hole. The first knock out portion includes a first knock out body a...