Patent ID: 6891104

Claim:
A weatherproof electrical outlet box assembly for shielding and protecting electrical components from moisture comprising: a faceplate for attaching to an outlet box, said faceplate being substantially planar, and perimetrically bounded by a substantially rectangular side edge, said faceplate having at least one aperture for receiving an electrical component and; said faceplate including a pair of first hinge mating assemblies extending from said side edge in substantially orthogonal orientation; a cover having a front wall, an opposed open end and a substantially rectangular perimetrical side wall therebetween defining a cover interior, said side wall having a rim bounding said open end, said cover including a at least one access port through said side wall adjacent said open end for providing separate passageways into the interior of said cover; said cover including a pair of second hinge mating assemblies extending from said side wall adjacent said open end in substantially orthogonal orientation; and 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 and wherein said first hinge assemblies and said second hinge mating assemblies that are not in operative engagement are not aligned.