Claims
- 1. An electrical enclosure for covering a portion of an electrical cord and its plug which is received in an electrical receptacle, the combination comprising:
- a cover having top, bottom and two side walls, and a front wall defining a first cavity therein, said cover bottom wall having at least one cord recess therein adapted to receive an electrical cord therein;
- a base having top, bottom and two side walls, and a rear wall defining a second cavity therein, said rear wall having an outlet aperture and a mounting hole therein for securing said rear wall of said base to the receptacle; and
- pivot means, coupled to said cover and base, for pivotally coupling said cover and base,
- said walls on said cover and base having substantially the same depth with said at least one cord recess being spaced from said rear wall of said base so that the electrical cord of the plug does not bend towards said rear wall by said base.
- 2. An electrical enclosure according to claim 1, wherein
- the depth of said walls is about 19/16 inches.
- 3. An electrical enclosure according to claim 1, and further comprising
- an extension interposed between overlapping parts of said cover and base to maintain spacing therebetween.
- 4. An electrical enclosure according to claim 3, wherein
- said extension is coupled to said cover.
- 5. An electrical enclosure according to claim 1, and further comprising
- at least one stop coupled to said cover for engaging said base bottom wall.
- 6. An electrical enclosure according to claim 1, and further comprising
- a lip coupled to said base top wall and extending towards but ending short of said cover top wall.
- 7. An electrical enclosure according to claim 1, wherein
- said means for pivotally coupling comprises a pair of ears coupled to said cover side walls and a pair of hinge pins coupled to said base side walls.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation application of Ser. No. 08/375,950 filed on Jan. 20, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,456,377, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/091,563 filed on Jul. 15, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/867,470 filed on Apr. 13, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,228,584.
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