Systems, devices, and methods for securing covers

A method comprising:

• providing a meter cover configured to cover a meter port of an enclosure structure, said enclosure structure configured to restrict access to an electrical meter, said enclosure structure defining a plurality of sides, said plurality of sides comprising a meter access side, access to an inside of said enclosure structure from said meter access side adapted to be restricted by a pull section cover, said meter access side defining the meter port, one of said meter cover and said enclosure structure comprising an opposing pair of prongs, each of said prongs configured to be received by a corresponding dogleg slot from a pair of dogleg slots of one of said meter cover and said enclosure structure, each of said pair of dogleg slots a substantially “L”-shaped channel defining a first axis between a vertex and a centerline of an opening of the channel, the “L”-shaped channel defining a second axis between the vertex and a base centerline of the “L”-shaped channel, the first axis intersecting the second axis at an angle between approximately 45 degrees and approximately 135 degrees, at least one of said pair of prongs defining a prong axis substantially parallel to a plane defined by said meter access side, each of said dogleg slots comprised in one of said meter cover and said enclosure structure, each of said prongs, when engaged with said corresponding dogleg slot, configured in restrain motion of said meter cover in a direction substantially perpendicular to said prong axis, said meter cover configured to receive a fastener configured to restrain rotational motion of said meter cover substantially about said prong axis, and a portion of one of said meter cover and said pull section cover adapted to overlap said meter cover or said pull section cover such that said meter cover is restricted from opening more than approximately ¼ inch in a direction substantially perpendicular to said prong axis when said pull section cover is operatively coupled to said enclosure structure.

A device comprising:

• a meter cover configured to cover a meter port of an enclosure structure, said enclosure structure configured to restrict access to an electrical meter, said enclosure structure defining a plurality of sides, said plurality of sides comprising a meter access side, access to an inside of said enclosure structure from said meter access side adapted to be restricted by a pull section cover, said meter access side defining the meter port, one of said meter cover and said enclosure structure comprising an opposing pair of prongs, each of said prongs configured to be received by a corresponding dogleg slot from a pair of dogleg slots of one of said meter cover and said enclosure structure, each of said pair of dogleg slots a substantially “L”-shaped channel defining a first axis between a vertex and a centerline of an opening of the channel, the “L”-shaped channel defining a second axis between the vertex and a base centerline of the “L”-shaped channel, the first axis intersecting the second axis at an angle between approximately 45 degrees and approximately 135 degrees, at least one of said pair of prongs defining a prong axis substantially parallel to a plane defined by said meter access side, each of said dogleg slots comprised in one of said meter cover and said enclosure structure, each of said prongs, when engaged with said corresponding dogleg slot, configured to restrain motion of said meter cover in a direction substantially perpendicular to said prong axis, said meter cover configured to receive a fastener configured to restrain rotational motion of said meter cover substantially about said prong axis, and a portion of one of said meter cover and said pull section cover adapted to overlap said meter cover or said pull section cover such that said meter cover is restricted from opening more than approximately ¼ inch in a direction substantially perpendicular to said prong axis when said pull section cover is operatively coupled to said enclosure structure.