Cover for electric meter

An electric power meter cover constructed of a plastic material suitable for painting to match the color of an exterior wall to which the electric power meter cover is mounted, wherein the electric power meter comprises:

• a base defining a set of sleeves that extend from the base and a plurality of mounts for securing the base to an exterior wall to surround an electric power meter having a base and a meter cylinder extending therefrom, and wherein the base further comprises a u-shaped channel that forms the base and wherein the u-shaped channel defines an interior passage extending fully around the electric power meter, and wherein the u-shaped channel includes a pair of side walls that extend substantially perpendicular from the exterior wall, and a front surface that joins the pair of side walls along an end opposite the exterior wall;
• a face defining a hole positioned to pass the meter cylinder and a set of sleeves that extend from the base to engage the sleeves that extend from the base, wherein the face comprises:
• a first sub-body defining a first front and a first side wall that extends back from the first front to meet the front surface of the u-shaped channel of the base when the face is in the closed position, wherein the first side wall extends around a first outer perimeter of the first sub-body, and wherein the first outer perimeter extends around the interior passage defined by the u-shaped channel of the base,
• a second sub-body defining a second front and a second side wall that extends back from the second front to join with the first front, wherein the second side wall extends around a second outer perimeter of the second sub-body, and wherein the second outer perimeter is smaller than the first outer perimeter, and
• a front panel recessed from the second front of the second sub-body, and wherein the front panel defines the hole positioned to pass the meter cylinder;
• a plurality of hinges connecting the face to the base so that the face has a closed position against the base that completely covers the electric power meter with the meter cylinder passing through the hole, and an open position that permits access to the electric power meter and separates the face from the electric power meter so that the meter cylinder does not extend through the hole, wherein the plurality of hinges comprise a set of pins that extend through the sleeves along a common axis so that the face and the base are connected by the pins and so that the face rotates about the axis defined by the pins.

An electric power meter cover constructed of a plastic material suitable for painting to match the color of an exterior wall to which the electric power meter cover is mounted, wherein the electric power meter comprises:

• a base defining a plurality of mounts for securing the base to an exterior wall to surround an electric power meter having a base and a meter cylinder extending therefrom;
• a face defining an hole completely surrounded by and isolated on the face and positioned to pass the meter cylinder;
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• a plurality of hinges connecting the face to the base so that the face has a closed position against the base that completely covers the electric power meter with the meter cylinder passing through the hole, and an open position that permits access to the electric power meter and separates the face from the electric power meter so that the meter cylinder does not extend through the hole.