Patent ID: 7396997

Claim:
A weatherproof electrical outlet box cover assembly for shielding and protecting electrical components from atmospheric elements comprising: a faceplate for attaching to an electrical outlet box, including a mounting surface having opposed lateral sides and opposed longitudinal sides and at least one aperture on said mounting surface closely conforming to an electrical component, said faceplate further including a pair of first hinge mating assemblies, one of said first pair extending in a first orientation from one of said lateral sides and the other of said first pair extending in a second orientation from one of said longitudinal sides; and a cover having a front wall, and opposed lateral side walls and opposed longitudinal side walls defining a cover interior, said cover further including a pair of second hinge mating assemblies, one of said second pair extending in a first orientation from one of said lateral side walls and the other of said second pair extending in a second orientation from one of said longitudinal side walls walls; said cover being pivotally affixed to said faceplate by operative engagement of one of said first hinge mating assemblies with one of said second hinge mating assemblies of corresponding orientation and movable between an open and a closed position wherein the other of said first hinge mating assemblies and the other of said second hinge mating assemblies that are not in operative engagement are on opposed sides of the cover assembly.