Patent ID: 7410372

Claim:
A cover assembly for mounting to an electrical box for shielding an electrical device mounted in the electrical box, said assembly comprising: a mounting base for mounting to the electrical box, said mounting base having a bottom wall with a top face and a bottom face, and having mounting holes in said bottom wall for receiving a fastener for mounting said mounting base to the electrical box, said mounting base having a flange extending in a substantially upward direction from an edge of said top face of said mounting base and defining an open end of said mounting base; a body having a side wall with an open top end and an open bottom end, an inner surface and an outer surface, said open bottom end of said body being received within said open end of said mounting base and coupled to said mounting base in a fixed position; a hinge member on said side wall of said body at a top end of said body; and a cover member coupled to said hinge member and being pivotable between an open position and a closed position.