Electrical cover plate box

Claim 1

An electrical cover plate box, comprising a box having: a) a main portion said main portion of said box being for mounting to a surface having a decor and replacing a conventional electrical cover plate covering at least one electrical device in the surface; said main portion of said box being hollow and rectangular-parallelepiped-shaped and having a pair of opposing long walls, an open front, and a rear wall for overlying the at least one electrical device and functioning as a cover plate therefor; said rear wall of said main portion of said box having at least one throughslot therein; said box being vertically-oriented; said main portion of said box being vertically-oriented; the at least one electrical device is at least one electrical switch; said at least one throughslot in said rear wall of said main portion of said box being more than one throughslot being horizontally spaced-apart; each throughslot of said at least one throughslot in said rear wall of said main portion of said box receiving a respective electrical device of the at least one electrical device; said rear wall of said main portion of said box further having at least one hole for receiving at least one cover plate screw for screwing into the respective electrical device of the at least one electrical device in a manner similar to that of the conventional switch plate; said at least one hole comprising one hole above and one hole below each throughslot of said at least one throughslot in said rear wall of said main portion of said box; said box having an exterior being decorated to match the decor of the surface on which it is mounted; b) a lid portion hingedly attached to said main portion of said box; said lid portion of said box being vertically-oriented; c) maintaining means for maintaining said box closed and maintaining its contents secure; said maintaining means including a key lock; said key lock being in a handle being disposed on said lid of said box for facilitating opening said box; d) at least one key hook contained in said box for holding at least one key; said at least one key hook being on said rear wall of said main portion of said box and extending towards said open front of said main portion of said box; and e) a pouch contained in said box for holding papers; said pouch being disposed on said rear wall of said lid portion of said box; said pouch being vertically-oriented.