Patent ID: 7284995

Claim:
A cover for covering over an electric fixture on the wall, the cover comprising: a housing dimensioned and configured to completely contain the electric fixture, the housing having a top portion, two parallel side portions and a flat back portion, the top portion and side portions defining a front opening dimensioned to be larger than the electrical fixture, the flat back portion having at least one aperture dimensioned and configured to permit a mounting bolt to pass there trough to bolt the flat back portion directly to the electric fixture so that the flat back portion contacts the wall, the flat back portion having at least one opening for accessing the electric fixture; a removable front panel mounted to the housing, the front panel being slidingly attached to the side portions and movable between a first position wherein the front panel completely closes off the front opening and a second position wherein the front panel is detached from the housing; a lock mechanism being mounted to the front panel, the lock mechanism operating between a locked state wherein the lock mechanism locks the front panel in its first position and an unlocked state wherein the front panel is free to slide free from the side portions, the front panel having a lower transverse lip extending perpendicularly towards the back wall, and wherein the back portion is slidingly attached to the side portions.