Patent ID: 9537295
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H02G

Claim:
1. An electrical box, comprising: a housing having a mounting plate and a housing body; and a cover rotatably mounted to the housing to cover a central opening in the mounting plate when the cover is in a closed configuration and to allow access to the central opening when the cover is in an open configuration, wherein the housing body includes at least one chamber for receiving an electrical device mounted therein and for receiving a cable for connecting to the electrical device, wherein the housing body is coupled to the mounting plate by a plurality of rib members to form an open gap between the housing body and the mounting plate, and wherein the cover includes fluid directing elements that project downwardly from the cover and which are received within the gap between the housing body and the mounting plate to allow water to flow off of the cover and through the gap and away from the housing body when the cover is in the closed configuration.