US Patent Issued on July 7 for "Electrical box knock-out tool" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,400, issued on July 7.

"Electrical box knock-out tool" was invented by Robert Cox Jr. (Dyer, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention disclosed is a tool for the removal of knock-outs from electrical boxes. The tool may include a handle connected to an elongate member such as a rod, the elongate member having a bend between the handle and a termina end that is bent back or forms a hook. The terminal end may include a flattened end and a slot opened at the end to allow the user to engage the edge of a knock-out. The tool may also include a groove in the radius or bend of the hook, also to allow the user to engage the edge of a...