Patent ID: 8017865
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A while-in-use electrical outlet cover assembly comprising: a base configured for attachment to an electrical outlet box; and a lid operably coupled to the base, the lid comprising a rigid cap having an internal volume and rigid sides and a rear opening defined by a rear edge, wherein the rear edge comprises an outwardly extending lip, the lid further comprising a support ring comprising four support sides each having an inner surface and a front edge comprising an inwardly extending lip, the lid further comprising at least one flexible support clip coupled to the inner surface each of at least two of the support sides; wherein the electrical device cover assembly expands from a first depth to a second depth larger than the first depth by the rigid cap sliding inside the support ring from the first depth where the outwardly extending lip of the rigid cap rests at a mid-section of the flexible support clips to a second depth where the outward extending lip of the rigid cap rests near an end of the flexible support clips.