US Patent Issued to Hubbell on July 21 for "Latch locking cover for enclosures" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,043, issued on July 21, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Latch locking cover for enclosures" was invented by Michael Edward Fisher (Knoxville, Tenn.), Wiley Richard Tipton (Friendsville, Tenn.) and Robert Wilton Fox (Greenback, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Enclosure covers for use with direct burial enclosures are provided. The enclosure covers include a latch assembly that permits the enclosure cover to automatically lock to an enclosure box when installed."

The patent was filed on July 26, 2024, under Application No. 18/785,367.

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