US 7,598,453 B1 · Horizontal and vertical mountable electrical device cover

Abstract

A plurality of approaches for forming a horizontal and vertical electrical device cover including 1) providing hinge members on opposing sides of the cover that allow the cover to pivot along adjacent-sided axes for horizontal and vertical mounting; 2) providing a removable or selectively movable pin and corresponding cover and base hinge members wherein the pin may be placed along either the horizontal or vertical axis for selective horizontal or vertical mounting; 3) providing a pivoting hinge arm that is pivotable between adjacent sides of the unit for selective horizontal or vertical mounting; 4) providing selectively attachable hinge members that may be attached by the installer at the time of installation to choose between horizontal or vertical mounting configurations.

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Dependent claims

A flat electrical outlet cover assembly selectively configurable for horizontal and vertical mounting orientations, the flat cover assembly comprising:

a flat cover lid comprising at least a long lid side comprising a first lid hinge member aperture and a short lid side comprising a second lid hinge member aperture;
a base comprising at least a long base side comprising a first base hinge member aperture and a short base side comprising a second base hinge member aperture;
and
at least one removable pin, wherein coupling of the at least one removable pin with the first lid hinge member aperture and the first base hinge member aperture configures the lid to pivot on the base about a first axis and coupling the removable pin with the second lid hinge member aperture and the second base hinge member aperture configures the lid to pivot about a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis;
and wherein when the flat cover lid is coupled to the base through the at least one removable pin, the flat cover lid is biased to a closed position with respect to the base.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Horizontal and vertical mountable electrical device cover

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Horizontal and vertical mountable electrical device cover

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Abstract

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