Electrical receptacle cover

An electrical receptacle cover, comprising:

• a cover base, configured to be affixed to an electrical receptacle assembly, including a base surface having at least one opening configured to be aligned with an electrical receptacle of the electrical receptacle assembly;
• the cover base including a base wall disposed about and extending from a perimeter of the base surface;
• the base surface and the base wall together defining a base cavity;
• a cover lid interconnected with the cover base and moveable, via a hinge, from an open position, in which the base cavity is exposed, to a closed position in which the base cover is substantially disposed within the base cavity,
• wherein the cover base is rectangular in shape and the base wall comprises first and second opposing side wall segments and first and second opposing end wall segments, and
• wherein the hinge of the cover lid is integrated within the first side wall segment and at least one recess is formed in a top surface of and extends through the second opposing side wall segment;
• the at least one recess is configured to receive a protrusion extending from an edge of the cover lid when the cover lid is in the closed position;
• the protrusion being accessible by a user inserting a finger into the recess by a movement substantially parallel to the cover lid to grip the protrusion for lifting the cover from the closed position to the open position.