Patent ID: 8153895

Claim:
A weatherproof while-in-use electrical box cover comprising: a base having a back wall including an opening therein for accessing an electrical outlet and permetrical base side walls extending thereabout defining an open front face; a hood having a front wall for covering said open front face of said base and permetrical hood side walls extending therefrom; said hood being matable with said base, each of said hood and said base having a cooperative mating assembly on respective side walls for defining a pivot location for pivotally attaching said hood to said base; and a hinge pin insertably connected to each of said cooperative mating assemblies for hingedly attaching said hood to said base; said hinge pin further including a chamfered end, a head and at least one locking rib, wherein said chamfered end and said head are located at opposite ends of said hinge pin and said at least one locking rib is positioned adjacent said head; wherein each mating assembly includes a hinge pin aperture and said hinge pin is insertable into each of said hinge pin apertures such that said locking rib of said hinge pin non-releasably engages said mating assembly adjacent said apertures.