ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,637, issued on July 28.
"Laundry bulkhead" was invented by Paul Pettefer (Lake Charles, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry bulkhead comprising an open channel, enabling a user to traverse freely, along the length of the laundry bulkhead. The laundry bulkhead further comprises at least one panel to provide a walkway through the open channel. Each of the panels are removeable to allow a user to access utilities housed beneath the walkway. Further, the laundry bulkhead comprises at least one removable cover panel wherein said cover panel conceals the open channel, enabling a user to utilize the top of the cover panel as a work...