Patent ID: 8314335
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. An electrical device cover comprising: a base plate having a front surface, a rear surface, at least one base plate opening large enough to receive a face of an electrical device therethrough; an adapter plate positioned between a front surface plane of the base plate and the electrical device, the adapter plate comprising an adapter plate opening smaller than the at least one base plate opening and sized and shaped to closely conform to at least a portion of the face of the electrical device; and, wherein the base plate is configured such that after the base plate and the adapter plate are installed on the electrical device, which is installed on an electrical box with a box mounting screw through either a box mounting screw aperture on the base plate or a box mounting screw aperture on the adapter plate, the opening in the base plate surrounds the face of the electrical device, the adapter plate opening surrounds the electrical device face, a portion of the adapter plate surrounding the adapter plate opening covers a portion of the at least one base plate opening adjacent to a boundary of the base plate opening, and the box mounting screw aperture is accessible for selective tightening, loosening, and adjustment of the base plate after the base plate is installed.