Patent ID: 7431594
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A weather resistant enclosure for housing an electrical device comprising: a base portion, said base portion comprising a back wall, said back wall having an irregularly shaped cutout portion having mounting slots integrated therein; a cover having a front portion, a pair opposing end walls projecting from the front portion and a pair of opposing side walls projecting from the front portion; wherein, when said hinge pins on said cover are brought into corresponding contact with said elongated recessed channels in the pair of opposing side walls projecting from the back wall each of said hinge pins is friction fit to one of said side walls and forms a floating hinge having rotation and sliding ability between said cover and said base, wherein, the configuration of each of said elongated recessed channels permits each of said hinge pins to translate upwardly or downwardly along said elongated recessed channels without binding; and wherein, the cover can pivotly open and close about the base portion and simultaneously or separately telescope toward and away from the base portion to decrease and increase the distance between the back wall of the base portion and the front portion of the cover.