Timer assembly with weatherproof housing

Claim 1

A weatherproof housing for demountably receiving and protection a low voltage indoor timer assembly and a step-down transformer, said housing comprising: (a) a box member including, (i) a mounting wall, (ii) a pair of side walls extending in spaced apart relationship from said mounting wall, (iii) a top wall extending between said side walls, (iv) a bottom wall extending between said side walls, said bottom wall defining a first opening for accommodating exit of low voltage output wires and a second opening for accommodating entry of high voltage input wires, (v) a ledge member dividing said box member into a timer compartment and a transformer compartment, said ledge member defining a first opening for accommodating exit of the low voltage output wires from said timer compartment into said transformer compartment and through the first opening of said bottom wall and a second opening for accommodating entry of a set of low voltage input wires from said transformer compartment to said timer compartment, (vi) fastener means disposed in said timer compartment for demountably fastening the low voltage indoor timer therein, and (vii) a mounting platform for supporting the step-down transformer, said mounting platform including: (1) an essentially flat board member; and (2) a plurality of legs for supporting said flat board member in spaced relationship to said mounting wall; and (3) fastener means for demountably fastening the step-down transformer with said flat board member, (b) a movable cover member connected to said box member for selectively blocking and allowing access to said timer compartment and said transformer compartment; and (c) sealing means for preventing entrance of foreign elements into said box member when said cover is blocking access to said timer compartment and said transformer compartment.