SLIM LINE WHILE IN USE COVER AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME
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1. A while in use cover assembly, comprising:
- a lid hingedly attached to a base having a back wall;
a current member attached to the base, wherein the current member comprises a face with blade apertures configured to receive a power cord plug; and
an orientable adaptor attached to the current member, wherein the orientable adaptor is symmetrical about a center line and wherein the orientable adaptor allows the current member to have a constant orientation within the base; and
wherein the while in use cover assembly is configured to be attached to an outlet socket.
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Abstract
A while in use cover assembly includes a lid hingedly attached to a base having a back wall; a current member attached to the base, wherein the current member comprises a face with blade apertures configured to receive a power cord plug; and a orientable adaptor attached to the current member, wherein the orientable adaptor is symmetrical about a center line and wherein the orientable adaptor allows the current member to have a constant orientation within the base; and wherein the while in use cover assembly is configured to be attached to an outlet socket.
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20 Claims
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1. A while in use cover assembly, comprising:
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a lid hingedly attached to a base having a back wall; a current member attached to the base, wherein the current member comprises a face with blade apertures configured to receive a power cord plug; and an orientable adaptor attached to the current member, wherein the orientable adaptor is symmetrical about a center line and wherein the orientable adaptor allows the current member to have a constant orientation within the base; and wherein the while in use cover assembly is configured to be attached to an outlet socket. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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2. A while in use cover assembly, comprising:
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a lid hingedly attached to a base having a back wall; a current member attached to the base, wherein the current member comprises a plug receiving portion and a orientable adaptor receiving portion, wherein the orientable adaptor receiving portion is disposed perpendicularly to the plug receiving portion; and an orientable adaptor attached to the orientable adaptor receiving portion of the current member, wherein the orientable adaptor is symmetrical about a center line and wherein the orientable adaptor allows the current member to have a constant orientation within the base; wherein the while in use cover assembly has a constant depth, when the lid is closed, when in use and when not in use; and wherein, when the while in use cover assembly is in use, a power cord plug is attached to the current member, and a power cord extending from the power cord plug extends through a power cord exit while bending toward the back wall or toward the lid by less than or equal to 15 degrees as measured from an angle parallel with an axis A.
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18. A method of using a while in use cover assembly, comprising:
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opening a lid of while in use cover assembly, wherein the while in use cover assembly comprises a lid hingedly attached to a base having a back wall; a current member attached to the base, wherein the current member comprises a face with blade apertures configured to receive a power cord plug; and an orientable adaptor attached to the current member, wherein the orientable adaptor is symmetrical about a center line and wherein the orientable adaptor allows the current member to have a constant orientation within the base; attaching the orientable adaptor to a socket, wherein the orientable adaptor is disposed according to a position of a grounding terminal on the socket attaching the current member to the orientable adaptor; and attaching the while in use cover assembly to a junction box. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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