Patent ID: 6179144
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
A weatherproof enclosure for an electrical device, said enclosure comprising:a box having a top including a downwardly extending front flange, a bottom, a back and two side walls, said side walls being generally parallel to one another and perpendicular to said back, said side walls extending between said top and said bottom, each said side wall having a generally square notch immediately adjacent said front flange of said top, one of said side walls having at least one hinge attached thereto and the other of said side walls having a latch attached thereto;a rain channel being generally J-shaped in cross-section and snugly received within said generally square notches of said side walls, said rain channel extending slightly beyond an outside surface of said two side walls and being attached to said side walls by two attaching tabs;a substantially flat cover having a top flange, a bottom flange and two generally parallel side flanges each extending between said top and bottom flanges, each said flange extending outwardly from and being generally perpendicular to said generally flat cover, said cover being attached to said at least one hinge for rotation between an open and a closed position, said cover being maintained in said closed position by said latch; andsaid front flange of said top, said rain channel and said top flange of said cover cooperating to prevent the ingress of a liquid into said weatherproof enclosure at a junction of said cover and said top when the liquid is directed upon said junction from any angle.