Patent ID: 6956169

Claim:
A recessed electrical outlet box and cover system mountable substantially flush with a mounting surface for receiving at least one plug having an electrical cord extending therefrom, the outlet box and cover system comprising: an outlet box having side walls extending from a back wall, the walls defining a space therebetween, the outlet box comprising outlet mounting screw holes; an insert having side walls extending from a back wall, the walls defining a space therebetween, the insert walls sized and shaped to insert at least partially into the outlet box, the insert having mounting screw apertures in the back wall; and a cover sized to cover the space defined by the insert, the cover configured to pivotally couple with the insert such that the cover can pivot to a closed position over the space between the insert walls; wherein at least one guide ridge extends from an inside surface of at least one outlet box side wall and at least one movement restraining guide extends from an outside surface of at least one insert side wall, the guide ridge extending at a location corresponding to the movement restraining guide such that when the insert is placed into the outlet box, the interaction between the guide ridge and the movement restraining guide restricts rotational movement of the insert within the outlet box and aligns at least a portion of the mounting screw apertures of the insert with at least a portion of the mounting screw holes of the outlet box.