Outlet box cover with mounting clips
First Claim
1. An outlet box cover comprising a substantially flat, rigid cover plate attached to and forming a closure for an open end of an outlet box, said plate including a centrally disposed opening for alignment with an opening in a wall surface to provide access to an interior of an outlet box connected to said plate, a plurality of bendable mounting clips extending from and unitary with the periphery of said opening in said plate, said mounting clips extending through an opening in a wall surface and being bendable to enable free ends thereof to be bent outwardly into overlying engagement with a wall surface peripherally of the opening in the wall surface.
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Abstract
A cover for an electrical outlet box which includes a plurality of bendable mounting clips constructed unitarily with the cover. In use, the mounting clips are oriented perpendicular to the outlet box cover and extend outwardly through an opening in a wall structure with the outer ends of the mounting clips then being bent outwardly into overlying engagement with the exterior of the wall surface in opposed relation to the outlet box cover thereby mounting the outlet box, and cover on the wall structure in alignment with the opening in the wall structure. The outlet box cover is mounted on the outlet box in a conventional manner and the mounting clips on the outlet box cover extend from the periphery of an opening in the cover for mounting electrical sockets, switches or the like in the outlet box in a conventional manner.
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- 1. An outlet box cover comprising a substantially flat, rigid cover plate attached to and forming a closure for an open end of an outlet box, said plate including a centrally disposed opening for alignment with an opening in a wall surface to provide access to an interior of an outlet box connected to said plate, a plurality of bendable mounting clips extending from and unitary with the periphery of said opening in said plate, said mounting clips extending through an opening in a wall surface and being bendable to enable free ends thereof to be bent outwardly into overlying engagement with a wall surface peripherally of the opening in the wall surface.
- 5. A cover for an electrical junction box positioned interiorly of a wall panel having an opening therethrough, said cover being secured to and forming a closure for an open end of said junction box, said cover including a plurality of mounting clips unitary with the cover and projecting therefrom, said mounting clips extending through said opening in the wall panel to a position outwardly of the exterior of said wall panel, said clips including end portions bent outwardly into engagement with the exterior surface of the wall panel peripherally of the opening to secure the cover and junction box to said wall panel.
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