Electric cord hatch

Claim 1

A hatch for an electrical cord for mobile homes, campers, trailers and similar vehicles, comprising a hollow body, a plate-like front member attached to said body and having an opening therein communicating with the hollow interior of said body, a cover for said opening pivoted near the top to said front member, a means defining a notch-shaped opening in the lower portion of said cover for the cord while said cover is in closed position, a cover for said second mentioned opening extending beyond the periphery thereof and overlying a surface of said first mentioned cover when in closed position, said second mentioned cover being pivoted to said first mentioned cover and moving angularly from a position closing said second mentioned opening to a position at which said second mentioned opening is fully open, a latch means yieldably securing said covers in their closed positions, said latch means including a lug mounted on said hollow body and projecting through said notch-shaped opening and said second mentioned cover including a tongue extending under said lug releasably latching said second mentioned cover in its closed position, means for supporting said second mentioned cover for movement between closed and opened positions, and a cord opening in said body to the rear of said front member through which the cord can be extended and retracted.