Connector box cover construction

Claim 2

A connector cover, comprising; a cover plate including an opening and a closure cap for closing the opening, a hinge connection formed integrally with and between said cover plate and closure cap, and means cooperatively formed from and between said cover plate and closure cap with said hinge connection for selectively biasing said closure cap in relatively open and closed position.

Claim 3

The connector cover of claim 1, said cover plate, closure cap, hinge connection and biasing means all being of the same organic polymeric.

Claim 4

The connector cover of claim 2, said hinge connection including separate thin walled web sections interconnecting said cover plate and closure cap and having said biasing means disposed therebetween.

Claim 5

The connector cover of claim 3, said biasing means including a leaf spring part formed from said cover plate and extending with a part of said closure cap between said hinge providing web sections.

Claim 6

The connector cover of claim 4, said closure cap having an interference part formed and provided between said web sections for engagement with said leaf spring part in intermediate position between the fully open and closed positions thereof.

Claim 7

The connector cover of claim 1, said closure cap including an arm member hinge connected to the cover plate and having the arm member hinge connected in turn to said closure cap.

Claim 8

A connector cover, comprising; a relatively flat-molded integrally formed structure including a cover plate and a closure cap with a hinge connection formed and provided therebetween, said cover plate having an opening provided therein which is made accessible and unaccessible by said closure cap and including a leaf spring part for overcenter biasing actuation of said closure cap into such positions, said closure cap including an arm extension having trunion-like engagement and an interference part for engagement with said leaf spring part in the overcenter positioning thereof, and said hinge connection including coaxially disposed separate thin walled web sections interconnecting said cover plate and closure cap arm extension and having said leaf spring and interference parts disposed relatively therebetween.

Claim 9

A connector cover, comprising; a relatively flat-molded integrally formed structure including a cover plate and a closure cap with a hinge connection formed and provided therebetween, said cover plate having an opening provided therein which is made accessible and unaccessible by said closure cap and including a leaf spring part for overcenter biasing actuation of said closure cap into such positions, said closure cap including an arm extension having trunion-like engagement and an interference part for engagement with said leaf spring part in the overcenter positioning thereof, and said hinge connection including coaxially disposed separate thin walled web sections interconnecting said cover plate and closure cap arm extension and having said leaf spring and interference parts disposed relatively therebetween.