Weatherproof outlet cover
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    发明授权
    Weatherproof outlet cover 有权
    防水插座盖

    公开(公告)号:US6133531A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-17

    申请号:US185442

    申请日:1998-11-03

    IPC分类号: H02G3/08 H02G3/14

    CPC分类号: H02G3/081 H02G3/14

    摘要: A weatherproof outlet cover assembly for protecting an outdoors electrical outlet is disclosed. The cover includes a housing which is hinged at one corner so that the cover can be used for either a horizontally or vertically oriented electrical receptacle. With the corner hinge, the cover closes due to gravity in either position, thus ensuring that the cover will always remain closed unless it is purposely held open. The hinge preferably includes a baffle which directs water down and away from the mating surfaces of the housing and back body. The back body may have a recessed and key shaped opening so that existing screws in a receptacle need only be backed partially out, rather than being completely removed. A wall plate may be snapped into place within the back body using a unique tab and tooth rack combination. To keep the housing closed relative to the back body, a snap may be actuated in the closed position, and a pair of aligned lock holes allows for a combination or key lock to prevent unauthorized access to the hidden receptacle. Cords of plugs inserted into the outlets may exit through an opening at a corner opposite the corner where the hinge is located. Thus, the exit opening faces in a generally downward direction whether the cover is placed horizontally or vertically. A pair of rubber flaps prevents rain water from back-splashing into the enclosure.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于保护室外电源插座的防风雨插座盖组件。 盖子包括一个铰接在一个角上的壳体,使得盖子可以用于水平或垂直定向的电插座。 使用拐角铰链,盖子由于重力在任一位置关闭,因此确保盖子将始终保持关闭,除非有意将其打开。 铰链优选地包括挡板,其将水向下引导并远离壳体和后体的配合表面。 后体可以具有凹入和键形的开口,使得容器中的现有螺钉仅需要部分地被支撑,而不是被完全移除。 可以使用独特的舌片和齿架组合将墙板卡扣在后身体内的适当位置。 为了使壳体相对于后体保持关闭,可以在关闭位置致动卡扣,并且一对对准的锁定孔允许组合或键锁以防止未经授权的访问隐藏的容器。 插入出口的插头线可以通过铰链所在角落的角落处的开口排出。 因此,无论盖子是水平还是垂直放置,出口开口面向大致向下的方向。 一对橡胶护翼防止雨水反溅入外壳。