Patent ID: 6867369

Claim:
A protective cover/drywall guide for an opening of a universal electrical/communications box, wherein said box includes a perimeter side wall having a substantially planar upper edge wherein the side wall is joined together by a base all defining the opening, said cover/guide comprising: a substantially planar base and a perimeter side wall affixed to and extending substantially perpendicularly of the planar base to form an opening between the perimeter side wall and the base; said perimeter side wall of the cover/guide having an upper edge from which an outwardly extending flange is affixed; said perimeter side wall of the cover/guide being of a size and shape to be friction fit within at least a portion of the perimeter side wall of the box; wherein in use, the planar base is recessed within the opening of the box and the flange over the cover/guide fits over at least a portion of the upper edge of the box side wall; wherein said cover/guide is capable of being readily attached to and removed from box opening and upper edge of said box; said planar base containing a transparent unobstructed viewing area that at least covers a substantial central portion of the planar base.