Patent ID: 8110742

Claim:
A protective cover for an electrical box, the electrical box having an interior cavity defined by a circular back panel, a cylindrical side panel and an open front end, the cylindrical side panel having a pair of mounting screw holes for use in mounting thereon an electrical outlet, said cover comprising: (a) a circular plate of durable plastic sized and shaped to enclose the open front end when the protective cover is removably mounted onto said electrical box, said circular plate having a front surface, a rear surface, an outer edge and a pair of punch-outs, each punch-out being in the form of a series of perforations configured to define a circular hole, and (b) a pair of flexible wings extending rearwardly from the rear surface of the circular plate, the pair of flexible wings being adapted to secure said cover to said electrical box, (c) wherein, the pair of punch-outs is arranged on the circular plate such that, with the cover mounted onto the electrical box, the cover can be oriented so that the pair of punch-outs directly align with the pair of mounting screw holes and thereby can be used to assist in securing said cover to said electrical box.