Outlet box covers with location indicators for wall covering
OwnerCharles F. Stuchlik, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A protective cover for electrical outlet boxes and the like which prevents the outlet box from being covered during installation of drywall and prevents entry of debris into the outlet box while permitting the interior of the outlet box to be readily accessible. The cover is provided with projections extending from the cover for indicating the location of the outlet box in the drywall, prior to being covered by the drywall while also providing a manner in which to mark reference points on the drywall for subsequent cutting. The cover can be of a reusuable form or can be integrally molded with the outlet box.
Claims20
A protective cover for covering an opening, comprising:
- a cover plate having dimensions corresponding to the dimensions of the opening;
- at least two projections extending from said cover plate in a first direction away from said opening for preventing said cover plate from being covered;
- at least one handling member extending from said cover plate between said at least two projections;
- at least one leg portion extending from said cover plate in a direction opposite to said at least one projection;
- said leg portion slidably engaging with inside surfaces of the opening such that the cover plate is securely held in position covering the opening.
An outlet box assembly, comprising:
- an outlet box having an open front face;
- a substantially flat cover for covering said open front face, said cover being integrally molded with the outlet box through a hinge portion such that the cover can move between an open position and a closed position;
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- at least one projection extending perpendicularly outward from the cover in the closed position.
A protective cover for covering an opening in a first surface subsequently exposed through an aligned opening in a second surface, the protective cover comprising:
- a cover plate having dimensions commensurate with the dimensions of the opening in the first surface;
- support means extending from the cover in a first direction for engaging an inner periphery of the opening to support the cover over the opening;
- location indicator means extending from the cover in a second direction opposite to the first direction for indicating the location of a corresponding aligned opening to be formed in the second surface subsequently applied over the first surface;
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- handling means extending from the cover between portions of said location indicator means for handling the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.