Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A cover for covering an outlet box mounted on an exterior building wall and for affording access thereto, said cover being formed of a single piece of plastic and having a flat outer wall and opening in said flat outer wall to provide access to the outlet box, a surrounding wall integrally joined to the periphery of said flat outer wall and extending substantially normal thereto, and an integrally joined attaching flange connected to the inner end of said surrounding wall for being placed against the building wall and being fastened thereto, said attaching flange being a continuous flange about the entire periphery of said cover.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A cover for covering an outlet box mounted on an exterior building wall and for affording access thereto, said cover being formed of a single piece of plastic and having a flat outer wall and opening in said flat outer wall to provide access to the outlet box, a surrounding wall integrally joined to the periphery of said flat outer wall and extending substantially normal thereto, and an integrally joined attaching flange connected to the inner end of said surrounding wall for being placed against the building wall and being fastened thereto, said attaching flange being a continuous flange about the entire periphery of said cover.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A cover in accordance with claim 1 in which said flat outer wall is parallel to said attaching flange and said surrounding wall is perpendicular to said flat outer wall and said attaching flange.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A cover in accordance with claim 2 in which said surrounding wall has four corners and in which said cover is generally box-shaped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
144 words
In combination with an exterior building wall having an electrical outlet box mounted thereon for exterior access, a unitary cover having a tubular wall, and a flange and closure wall integral with the tubular wall at its opposite ends respectively and each disposed transverse thereto; said tubular wall being continuous circumferentially, said flange extending radially outward from the tubular wall and being peripherally continuous and said closure wall having an opening therein; said cover component flange being positioned against the exterior wall with the closure wall opening generally lined up with and disposed adjacent the outlet box, and means securing the flange to the exterior wall in said position; whereby the cover component encloses and visually hides the outlet box and weatherizes the exterior wall against leakage proximate the outlet box, while said outlet box is accessible through the opening in the closure wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
144 words
In combination with an exterior building wall having an electrical outlet box mounted thereon for exterior access, a unitary cover having a tubular wall, and a flange and closure wall integral with the tubular wall at its opposite ends respectively and each disposed transverse thereto; said tubular wall being continuous circumferentially, said flange extending radially outward from the tubular wall and being peripherally continuous and said closure wall having an opening therein; said cover component flange being positioned against the exterior wall with the closure wall opening generally lined up with and disposed adjacent the outlet box, and means securing the flange to the exterior wall in said position; whereby the cover component encloses and visually hides the outlet box and weatherizes the exterior wall against leakage proximate the outlet box, while said outlet box is accessible through the opening in the closure wall.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A combination according to claim 4, wherein siding is applied to the outside face of the exterior wall and overlaps the exterior side of the flange and generally butts against the tubular wall.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A combination according to claim 4 wherein the unitary cover component is injection molded of plastic and thereby has a high dielectric constant.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A combination according to claim 4 wherein the surface of the closure wall facing in the direction away from the flange has wood grain impressions therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A combination according to claim 4 wherein the tubular wall in cross section paralleling the flange has four sides comprised of two pairs of opposed generally parallel wall sections respectively interconnected at generally right angle corner sections.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A combination according to claim 4 wherein said closure wall abuts against the outer edge of the electrical outlet box and thereby becomes structurally reenforced.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A combination according to claim 4 wherein said opening in the closure wall is rectangular in shape corresponding generally to the shape of the access opening of the electrical outlet box.