Patent ID: 7431594

Claim:
A weather resistant enclosure for housing an electrical device comprising: a base portion, said base portion comprising a back wall, said back wall having an irregularly shaped cutout portion having mounting slots integrated therein; a pair of opposing side walls projecting from said back wall each having a protrusion defining an elongated recessed channel for receiving a hinge pin therein, each of said protrusions defining for each channel an inner surface, each of said inner surfaces being co-planar with a respective one of said side walls; a pair of opposing end walls projecting from said back wall, at least one of said end walls having at least one projection; a cover having a front portion, a pair opposing end walls projecting from the front portion and a pair of opposing side walls projecting from the front portion; each one of said walls further having the hinge pin formed near one end; said end walls further comprising a locking tab, wherein, when said hinge pins on said cover are brought into corresponding contact with said elongated recessed channels in the pair of opposing side walls projecting from the back wall each of said hinge pins is friction fit to one of said side walls and forms a floating hinge having rotation and sliding ability between said cover and said base, wherein, the configuration of each of said elongated recessed channels permits each of said hinge pins to translate upwardly or downwardly along said elongated recessed channels without binding; and wherein, the cover can pivotly open and close about the base portion and simultaneously or separately telescope toward and away from the base portion to decrease and increase the distance between the back wall of the base portion and the front portion of the cover.