Patent ID: 7390965

Claim:
A cover for an electrical box containing an electrical fixture, the electrical box having a box cavity formed from a box wall connected to a rear plate, the cover comprising: a faceplate having a height and width that corresponds to a height and width of the electrical box, said faceplate comprising a front surface, a rear surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a right side edge, and a left side edge; a sidewall extending from said rear surface along the length of each of said top edge, bottom edge, right side edge, and left side edge, said sidewall and said rear surface forming a cover cavity; and a securement assembly that interconnects with the electrical box and secures said cover thereto such that when said cover is secured to the electrical box, said sidewall contacts the box wall along substantially the entire length of the box wall thereby creating an interior cavity formed from said cover cavity and the box cavity, wherein the electrical fixture is freestanding within said interior cavity when said cover is secured to the box.