Electrical disconnect coupling

Claim 1

A PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR AN ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT COUPLING HAVING FIRST AND SECOND PARTS ADAPTABLE TO BE READILY DISCONNECTED, EACH OF SAID PARTS HAVING A CONNECTING FACE AND HAVING ELEMENTS DISPOSED THEREIN FOR INTERCONNECTING WITH SAID ELEMENTS OF THE OTHER OF SAID PARTS WHEN THE SAID CONNECTING FACES ARE PLACED IN JUXTAPOSITION; SAID PROTECTIVE COVERING COMPRISING, FIRST AND SECOND HOUSINGS EACH SHAPED FOR OVERLYING THE RESPECTIVE FIRST AND SECOND PARTS OF SAID COUPLING AND FOR PROVIDING A GENERALLY OPEN END PORTION WHEREBY THE ELEMENTS MAY BE INTERCONNECTED AND THE CONNECTING FACES MAY BE PLACED IN JUXTAPOSITION, EACH OF SAID HOUSINGS SHAPED FOR RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AT A POINT GENERALLY SPACED FROM SAID OPEN END PORTION, A COVER MEMBER SWINGABLY MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID FIRST HOUSING AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND HAVING A FACE SHAPED FOR OVERLYING SAID CONNECTING FACE OF SAID FIRST COUPLING PART IN ONE POSITION TO PROVIDE A PROTECTIVE COVER THEREFOR WHEN SAID COUPLING PART IS IN DISCONNECT POSITION AND MOVABLE OUT OF SAID ONE POSITION FOR ALLOWING SAID CONNECTING FACES TO BE PLACED IN JUXTAPOSITION AND FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID ELEMENTS, A RECEIVING MEMBER ATTACHED TO SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID SECOND HOUSING AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND SHAPED TO LOCKINGLY ENGAGE SAID FACE OF THE COVER MEMBER OF THE FIRST PORTION WHEN SAID ELEMENTS ARE INTERCONNECTED FOR PROVIDING SOIL RESISTING STORAGE OF THE COVER MEMBER AND FOR AIDING IN RETAINING SAID INTERCONNECTING RELATIONSHIP.