ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,182, issued on Sept. 15.
"Multipurpose reconfigurable doorbell guard apparatus" was invented by Ryan Dwain Smith (Loxahatchee, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multipurpose reconfigurable doorbell guard apparatus is provided. The doorbell guard apparatus can include a sign, a hinge part, and an attachment interface. The sign can be hingably affixed to the hinge part by connecting a pin of the sign to a plurality of snap-on tabs. The hinge part can be installed within the attachment interface in either of a horizontal or vertical configuration. A user may utilize doorbell guard apparatus to prevent, or allow, operation of aspect...