Patent ID: 8222522

Claim:
A vapor-proof electrical faceplate for reducing air, heat, and moisture leakage from an electrical receptacle and an electrical box, said vapor-proof electrical faceplate comprising: a gasket adapted to cover an entire surface area of the electrical box; faceplate adhesively attached to an anterior face of said gasket, said faceplate having an outer perimeter spaced inwardly from an outer perimeter of said gasket; and, a fastener removably penetrated through said gasket and said faceplate such that said fattener is adapted to be securely mated to the electrical box; wherein said gasket remains statically mated to said faceplate during operating conditions such that said gasket outer perimeter is adapted to maintain continuous contact between the wall and said electrical faceplate; wherein said gasket has first, second, third and fourth beveled sides; wherein said faceplate has first, second, third and fourth beveled sides; and, wherein said first, second, third and fourth beveled sides of said gasket are coextensively shaped as said first, second, third and fourth beveled sides of said faceplate, respectively; and wherein said gasket has first, second, third and fourth sides spaced externally beyond said outer perimeter of said faceplate.