US 11,916,363 B2
Temporary protective cover for junction boxes
Patrick Shannon McKenny, Avon, CO (US)
Assigned to McKenny Klein Enterprises, LLC, Avon, CO (US)
Filed by McKenny Klein Enterprises, LLC, Avon, CO (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/346,521.
Application 17/346,521 is a continuation of application No. 16/388,230, filed on Apr. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,038,326.
Application 16/388,230 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/575,769, filed on Aug. 29, 2016, granted, now D848379, issued on May 14, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/754,802, filed on Nov. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0305794 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. H02G 3/08 (2006.01); H02G 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 3/081 (2013.01) [H02G 3/14 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
3. A method for temporarily blocking access to the interior cavity of a wide junction box during pre-use construction activity, said method comprising the steps of:
initially fitting a first temporary cover over the cavity of a junction box to occlude a portion of the cavity, the first temporary cover having a generally rectangular body defined by two generally parallel gripping edges and two generally parallel side edges, the first temporary cover further having a cleat extending directly and outwardly from each gripping edge, the first temporary cover further having a stop tab extending directly and outwardly from each cleat, and wherein at least one cleat has a notch contiguous with one of the side edges of the body,
said initially fitting step including arresting movement of the first temporary cover by contact of its stop tabs against an outer edge opening of the cavity,
subsequently fitting a second temporary cover over the cavity of a junction box to occlude a further portion of the cavity, the second temporary cover having a generally rectangular body defined by two generally parallel gripping edges and two generally parallel side edges, the second temporary cover further having a cleat extending directly and outwardly from each gripping edge, the second temporary cover further having a stop tab extending directly and outwardly from each cleat, and wherein at least one cleat has a notch contiguous with one of the side edges of the body,
said subsequently fitting step including arresting movement of the second temporary cover by contact of its stop tabs against the outer edge opening of the cavity, and
partially overlapping the first temporary cover with the second temporary cover, said partially overlapping step including receiving a portion of the second temporary cover into the notch of the first temporary cover.