ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,282, issued on Dec. 2.
"Electrical box assembly having shims securing a cover plate" was invented by Joseph Powell Craven (Castle Pines, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic cover plate mounting assembly may comprise a magnetic cover plate assembly and one or more magnetic shims. The one or more magnetic shims may include a first magnetic shim with a first recessed area and a second magnetic shim defining a second recessed area and may be positioned between an electrical box and an electrical assembly. A number of magnets may be placed within the first and the second recessed areas. A magnetic cover plate assembly may addit...