Patent ID: 7728226

Claim:
A water-resistant cover assembly for an electrical outlet box having an open side and an electrical fixture contained therein, the electrical fixture including an aperture and a mounting screw for attaching the fixture to the outlet box, the cover assembly comprising: a gasket sized to substantially cover the open side of the electrical outlet box; an adapter plate having an opening sized and shaped to receive a portion of the electrical fixture therein, said adaptor plate further including at least one projection extending from a back face thereof, said projection piercing through said gasket to be frictionally held thereto and having a size adapted to be received in the aperture of the electrical fixture for aligning said adapter plate and said gasket thereto; and a cover adapted to engage the mounting screw of the electrical fixture for mounting said cover to the outlet box, said cover having an opening for providing access to the electrical fixture and being adapted to sandwich said adapter plate and said gasket against the electrical fixture when mounted to the outlet box.