Patent ID: 7306470

Claim:
An electrical enclosure comprising: a housing structured to house a number of electrical components; a panel assembly coupled to said housing and including a first side and a second side; a first securing mechanism disposed at or about the first side of said panel assembly and being structured to receive and secure a number of electrical components; a second securing mechanism disposed at or about the second side of said panel assembly, spaced a distance from said first securing mechanism and being structured to receive and secure a number of electrical components; and a guard comprising: at least one shield member including a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion extending between the first end and the second end, and at least one pull tab disposed at or about a corresponding one of the first end of said at least one shield member and the second end of said at least one shield member, in order to facilitate removal of said at least one shield member from said panel assembly, wherein when at least one of said electrical enclosure and a structure proximate said electrical enclosure is being coated, said at least one shield member is installed on said panel assembly of said electrical enclosure in order to shield said panel assembly and a number of electrical components housed by said housing of said electrical enclosure from being undesirably coated, wherein when said at least one shield member is not installed on said panel assembly, said at least one shield member is substantially flat and includes a width which is greater than the distance between said first securing mechanism of said panel assembly and said second securing mechanism of said panel assembly, and wherein when said at least one shield member is installed on said panel assembly, the first end of said at least one shield member and the second end of said at least one shield member engage said first securing mechanism and said second securing mechanism of the first side and the second side of said panel assembly, respectively, resulting in the intermediate portion of said at least one shield member forming a protective arc which overlays and shields at least some of said electrical components housed by said housing of said electrical enclosure.