Receptacles – Outlet or junction box type – With closure
Patent
1975-02-06
1978-07-25
Marcus, Stephen
Receptacles
Outlet or junction box type
With closure
174 67, 220242, H02G 318
Patent
active
041024664
ABSTRACT:
A weatherproof cover for attachment to the open face of a vertically mounted electrical receptacle outlet box, the cover including a plate having an open faced hood extending outwardly across the top and down the opposite sides of the plate and a transparent, plastic closure having a front wall, side walls and a bottom wall pivotally mounted to the leading edge of the top hood wall and spring means at the pivotal mounting of said closure to the leading edge of the top hood wall for biasing said closure into closed position over the open face of said hood so that, when closed, said closure forms a weather cover over the electrical receptacle and, when open, said closure forms a weathershield of said receptacle.
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Marcus Stephen
Slater Electric Co.
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