Outlet cover with barrier wall
a technology of outlet cover and barrier wall, which is applied in the direction of electrical apparatus casing/cabinet/drawer details, coupling device connections, casings/cabinets/drawers, etc., can solve the problems that the design of outlet cover fails to solve a number of problems
Inactive Publication Date: 2008-08-07
WIMBERLY JOSEPH W
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"The invention provides a cover for an outlet box mounted in a building wall, as well as a system with a cover and a cover for an outlet box with a front opening. The cover includes an outer wall with an outer opening, a surrounding wall integrally joined to the outer wall, a barrier wall integrally joined to the inner periphery of the outer wall, and an attaching flange integrally joined to the inner end of the surrounding wall. The system includes a cover for the outlet box with a front opening, an outer wall with an outer opening, a surrounding wall integrally joined to the outer wall, a barrier wall integrally joined to the inner periphery of the outer wall, and an attaching flange integrally joined to the inner end of the surrounding wall. The cover or system can be used to protect the outlet box from damage or unauthorized access."
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The present designs of outlet covers fail to solve a number of problems.
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[0017]FIGS. 1-4, in which like elements share like reference numbers, show various views of an outlet box cover made in accordance with the present invention. FIG. 1 illustrates a building wall 10 having exterior siding 12 and an electric light fixture 14 mounted on the wall 10 over an outlet box cover 16. The outlet box cover 16 overlies and hides an electric outlet box 18, (FIG. 3), in part underlies the adjacent siding 12, and also underlies the mounting flange 14a on the lighting fixture 14.
[0018]As is illustrated in FIG. 3, the wall 10 includes “two by four” studs or other structural elements (only one at 19 being shown) which run vertically and which are spaced apart horizontally. Exterior wall board 20 is secured, as by nails (only one at 22 being shown) or the like, to the outside of the spaced studs 19; interior wall panel 24 is secured, by nails (only one at 25 being shown) or the like, to the inside of the studs 19; and insulation 26 is located between the studs 19 and th...
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Abstract
An outlet cover with barrier wall, the cover for an outlet box mounted in a building wall including an outer wall with an outer opening formed in the outer wall; a surrounding wall integrally joined to an outer periphery of the outer wall and extending substantially normal to the outer wall; a barrier wall integrally joined to an inner periphery of the outer wall at an edge of the outer opening and extending substantially normal to the outer wall, the barrier wall forming an inner opening opposite the outer opening to meet the outlet box; and an attaching flange integrally joined to an inner end of the surrounding wall for being placed against the building wall, the attaching flange being a continuous flange about an exterior periphery of the surrounding wall.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates generally to outlet covers, and more specifically to outlet covers with a barrier wall.[0002]Electric outlet boxes are provided in buildings to permit connection of decorative light fixtures and exterior outlets on the outside of the buildings. The outlet boxes are often installed in the building wall before siding or other exterior covering is installed. The electrician typically installs the outlet box with its outer edge flush with the building wall and the decorative light fixture is installed later, usually after the siding has been installed. An outlet cover is required to make the transition between the decorative light fixture and the outlet box and to seal around the outlet box.[0003]The present designs of outlet covers fail to solve a number of problems. The outlet cover must provide a weather seal around the outlet box to avoid water leakage into the building and energy loss from the building. The outlet cover must p...
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IPC IPC(8): H05K5/03
CPCY10T29/49169H02G3/14
Inventor WIMBERLY, JOSEPH W.
Owner WIMBERLY JOSEPH W