Patent ID: 7579549

Claim:
A cover for an electrical box, wherein the electrical box has a back wall, an open front and a perimeter side wall extending therebetween to define a box interior which is adapted to receive one or more electrical devices, the cover comprising: a face plate having a front, a back, an opening with a plurality of sides, a surface and a recessed ledge in the surface on a first side of the plurality of sides; an elongate slot in the face plate substantially parallel to and extending along one side of the opening between the recessed ledge and the first side, wherein the slot has a pair of opposing sides and a pair of opposing ends; a lid support structure extending from the back of the face plate proximate the slot; and a lid comprising a first end, a second end and a pair of opposing sides, wherein the lid fits on the front of the face plate and over the opening and is pivotably movable between an open position, which allows access to the box interior, and a closed position, which prevents access to the box interior, and wherein the lid is slidably receivable by the slot when in the open position.