Receptacles – Closures – Face plate type
Patent
1982-09-30
1984-06-26
Hall, George T.
Receptacles
Closures
Face plate type
220334, 339 44M, 339 44R, H02G 314
Patent
active
044561458
ABSTRACT:
A weatherproof outlet cover is composed of a metal cover plate having an aperture, a generally U-shaped bracket secured to the plate adjacent the aperture and an aperture cover for covering the aperture. The aperture cover includes a main body which is shaped to cover the plate aperture and an extension which fits between the bracket legs. Hinge posts projecting from the sides of the extension hingedly connect the aperture cover to the bracket legs so that the cover can swing toward and away from the plate. The aperture cover extension also defines a pocket which is open at the underside of the aperture cover and in which a coiled wire spring is positioned on the hinge axis. One end segment of the spring engages in and is retained by the pocket wall, while the opposite end of the spring projects from the mouth of the pocket and extends into and is retained by a hole in the bracket so that, when the aperture cover is swung to its open position, the coil is wound up and urges the cover back toward its closed position over the plate aperture.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2867345 (1959-01-01), Bellek
patent: 2870933 (1959-01-01), Winter
patent: 4058358 (1977-11-01), Carlisle
patent: 4917959 (1980-04-01), Kramer
Hall George T.
L. E. Mason Co.
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