Patent ID: 8476540

Claim:
A shelter for protecting a portable electrical inlet/outlet (PEIO) from unwanted elements, the PEIO including a PEIO body, first and second PEIO cables, and at least two PEIO-component connectors, the shelter comprising: (a) a base that includes (i) a platform to support the PEIO body, the platform including a main area and a raised rib structure configured to segregate the PEIO body from water that may accumulate in the main area, and (ii) at least one sidewall extending substantially around at least a portion of a perimeter of the platform; and (b) a cover configured to mate with the base to substantially enclose the platform, wherein the shelter defines at least two PEIO-component-connector-cable holes configured to permit component cables to extend from an exterior of the shelter to the at least two PEIO-component connectors within the shelter, and wherein the shelter defines a first PEIO-cable hole and a second PEIO-cable hole, the first and second PEIO-cable holes being configured to permit the first and second PEIO cables to extend from the PEIO body within the shelter to an exterior of the shelter.