Patent ID: 7943850

Claim:
A weatherproof electrical enclosure comprising: a wiring device comprising a device body comprising a plurality of sides: a shoulder extending out from one of the sides of the device body; a sealing element disposed along the shoulder; a plurality of electrical wires, a first end of each of the wires being electrically coupled to the wiring device within the device body and each opposing end of the wires extending through an aperture in one of the plurality of sides of the device body, each of said apertures being environmentally sealed; a weatherproof cover housing comprising: a faceplate and a plurality of side walls extending from the faceplate a first aperture disposed through the faceplate; a second aperture defined by the side walls; wherein the weatherproof cover is coupled to the wiring device adjacent the faceplate with at least a portion of the wiring device disposed through the first aperture; wherein the sealing element is positioned between a portion of and sealingly engages the weatherproof cover and the shoulder of the wiring device; wherein the sealing element provides an environmental seal between the faceplate of the weatherproof cover and at least a portion of one of the sides of the wiring device; and a door rotatably coupled to the weatherproof cover, wherein the door is adjustable from an open position to a closed position and wherein the door is disposed adjacent to the second aperture in the closed position.