Two-way electrical box cover

A method of covering an electrical junction box including the steps of:

• providing an assembly including a base member, a middle member having a side wall, an outer member having a side wall, a securement arrangement for securing said base member to an electrical box with apertures therein, said securement arrangement including apertures in said base member and fasteners, said outer member rotatably attached to said assembly to form a first rotational cover unit capable of rotation in a first direction with respect to said assembly, said outer member and said middle member attached rotatably to said assembly to form a second rotational cover unit capable of rotation in a second direction with respect to said assembly, a first latching arrangement for latching said middle member to said base member;
• and a second latching arrangement for latching said outer member to said middle member;
• cord openings in said side wall of said outer member;
• cord openings in said side wall of said middle member;
• and tab inserts for closing off said cord openings;
• determining if said electrical box is oriented vertically or horizontally;
• if box is oriented vertically:
• aligning said apertures in said base member with said apertures in said vertically oriented electrical box, said apertures in alignment thereby positioning said cord openings in said side wall of said outer member on the bottom side of said vertically oriented electrical box;
• securing said assembly to said electrical box with said fasteners through said apertures of said base member into said apertures of said vertically oriented electrical box;
• sliding said tab inserts into said cord openings in said side wall of said middle member;
• and
• latching said middle member to said base member with said first latching arrangement to enable said first rotational cover unit to rotate from a closed to an open position while said middle and said base members remain latched together and secured to said vertically oriented electrical box;
• if box is oriented horizontally:
• aligning said apertures in said base member with said apertures in said horizontally oriented electrical box, said apertures in alignment thereby positioning said cord openings in said side wall of said middle member on the bottom side of said horizontally oriented electrical box;
• securing said assembly to said electrical box with said fasteners through said apertures of said base member into said apertures of said horizontally oriented electrical box;
• sliding said tab inserts into said cord openings in said side wall of said outer member;
• and
• latching said outer member to said middle member with said second latching arrangement to enable said second rotational cover unit to rotate from a closed to an open position while said base member remains secured to said horizontally oriented electrical box and said cord openings in said middle member are located at the bottom end of said assembly.