Patent ID: 7442874
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A protective cover for an electrical box, said electrical box including an interior cavity defined by a pair of side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall, a back wall and an open front end, said electrical box having a plurality of threaded bores for receiving electrical receptacle mounting screws, said cover comprising: (a) a plate sized and shaped to enclose the open front end of said electrical box, said plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of side edges, a front edge and a rear edge, (b) a pair of flexible wings formed onto said plate and extending rearwardly from the bottom surface of the plate, and (c) a plurality of pins extending downward form the bottom surface of the plate at an angle of about 90 degrees to said plate, (d) wherein, the flexible wings upon insertion into the interior cavity of said electrical box will frictionally engage the inside surfaces of the sidewalls of the electrical box to exert a force to hold the protective cover to the electrical box with the plate seated on the front edge of the top wall, the front edge of the bottom wall and the front edge of each one of the side walls enclosing the open front end of the electrical box while at the same time each one of the plurality of pins will extend into and be press fit into a different one of said threaded bores in said electrical box so as to further hold said protective cover to the outlet box and also to limit longitudinal and lateral movement of said protective cover relative to said electrical box.