Prefabricated electrical circuit breaker panel cover extension used in a flush mount application

A circuit breaker panel cover extension for covering a section of a wall immediately above or below a circuit breaker panel, the circuit breaker panel cover extension comprising:

• a panel member having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, and a right edge defining an area of the panel member, the panel member having a front face and a rear face;
• a curved flange that extends rearwards from a periphery of the panel member, the curved edge having a quarter circle curvature, the curved flange having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, and a right edge defining an area of the cover extension;
• a bottom flange that extends downwards and away from the bottom edge of the curved flange;
• a plurality of spaced brackets coupled on the rear face and near the top edge of the panel member, each of the plurality of brackets is of an L-shape profile having an upper leg and a side leg, the upper leg points towards the top edge of the curved flange and is substantially parallel to the left edge of the curved flange, the side leg points towards the right edge of the curved flange;
• adjacent each bracket is a hole made in the panel member between the upper leg and side leg, and adjacent the intersection of the two legs of the bracket;
• an elevated sleeve configured around each hole;
• and
• a plurality of flip tabs, each flip tab of an elongated and narrow profile, the flip tab swively coupled to the panel member at the hole and the elevated sleeve through a threaded fastener, wherein the rotation of the flip tab is limited between the upper leg and the side leg of the bracket.

A method for covering a section of a wall immediately above or below a circuit breaker panel, the method comprising the step of:

• providing a circuit breaker panel cover extension comprising:
• a panel member having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, and a right edge defining an area of the panel member, the panel member having a front face and a rear face,
• a bottom flange that extends downwards and away from the bottom edge of the panel member,
• a plurality of spaced brackets coupled on the rear face and near the top edge of the panel member, each of the plurality of brackets is of an L-shape profile having an upper leg and a side leg, the upper leg points towards the top edge and is substantially parallel to the left edge, the side leg points towards the right edge,
• adjacent each bracket is a hole made in the panel member between the two legs and adjacent to the intersection of the two legs of the bracket, and
• a plurality of flip tabs, each flip tab of an elongated and narrow profile, the flip tab swively coupled to the panel member through a fastener, the fastener having a head retained on the top face of the panel member and a threaded shank that is inserted into the hole and threadedly engaged with the flip tab on the rear face of the panel member, wherein the fastener can be rotated clockwise and anticlockwise resulting in the rotation of the flip tab, wherein the rotation of the flip tab is limited between the upper leg and the side leg of the bracket;
• positioning the cover extension over a section of drywall above or below the circuit breaker panel;
• installing a panel cover of the circuit breaker panel, such as the bottom flange of the cover extension is sandwiched between the panel cover and the drywall;
• and
• turning each flip tab upwards by rotation of the head of the fastener for clamping the flip tab to the drywall.