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A cover assembly for attaching to an electrical box includes a base plate, a body and a cover hinged to the body. The assembly is mounted to the electrical box to protect an electrical device from moisture while allowing access to the electrical device. Hinge members are provided that are inserted i

A cover assembly for attaching to an electrical box includes a base plate, a body and a cover hinged to the body. The assembly is mounted to the electrical box to protect an electrical device from moisture while allowing access to the electrical device. Hinge members are provided that are inserted into a slot on a selected side of the cover and base to enable the cover assembly to be oriented in a horizontal or vertical direction with the cover being pivotally mounted along a horizontal axis.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cover assembly for an electrical device, said cover assembly comprising: a base including a base plate for coupling to an electrical box and having an opening for an electrical device, and a housing coupled to said base plate and having a side wall and an open top end, said

What is claimed is: 1. A cover assembly for an electrical device, said cover assembly comprising: a base including a base plate for coupling to an electrical box and having an opening for an electrical device, and a housing coupled to said base plate and having a side wall and an open top end, said side wall having a first side portion having at least one first coupling member integrally formed with and extending outwardly from a side surface thereof and an adjacent second side portion having at least one second coupling member integrally formed with the side wall and extending outwardly from a side surface thereof; a cover member cooperating with said base, said cover member having a first side portion having at least one first coupling member extending from a side surface thereof and a second side portion having at least one second coupling member extending from a side surface thereof; and a hinge member having a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion pivotally connected together, said first hinge portion having an end for coupling with said first coupling member or said second coupling member of said base, and said second hinge portion having an end for coupling with said first coupling member or said second coupling of said cover member. 2. The cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said cover member has a side wall defining said first and second side portions, and where said first and second coupling members on said cover member extend outwardly from an outer surface of said side wall. 3. The cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said first and second coupling members on said base have a longitudinal open slot lying in a plane extending substantially parallel to said respective outer surface of said base. 4. The cover assembly of claim 3, wherein said first and second coupling members on said cover member have a longitudinal open slot lying in a plane extending substantially parallel to said respective outer surfaces of said cover member. 5. The cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said first hinge portion has a first dimension for mating with said coupling members on said base, and said second hinge portion has a second dimension for mating with said coupling members on said base and where said second dimension is different from said first dimension. 6. The cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said first and second coupling members of said base define an opening having a longitudinal axis extending substantially parallel to the plane of said side wall of said base and where said first hinge portion and said second hinge portion have a longitudinal dimension to be received in said openings. 7. The cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said hinge member is adapted to be coupled to said cover member and to said base by a dovetail connection. 8. The cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said first and second coupling members of said housing define a dovetail slot extending parallel to said side wall and said first hinge portion has a dovetail shape complementing said dovetail slot; and said first and second coupling members of said cover member define a dovetail slot extending parallel to said side portion and said second hinge portion has a dovetail shape complementing said dovetail slot. 9. The cover assembly of claim 8, wherein said first hinge portion has a fastener member for fastening said first hinge portion to said first and second coupling members of said cover member and to resist separation of said first hinge portion from said coupling members; and said second hinge portion has a fastener member for fastening said second hinge portion to said first and second coupling members of said base and to resist separation of said second hinge portion from said coupling members. 10. The cover assembly of claim 9, wherein said fastener members on said first and second hinge portions is a detent extending from a surface of said first and second hinge portions, and wherein said dovetail slot in said coupling members of said base and said cover member include a recess for mating with said detent. 11. The cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said first and second coupling members are integrally formed on an outer surface of said base and cover. 12. The cover assembly of claim 11, wherein said ribs extend parallel to an outer surface of said base and said cover, and said first and second hinge portions have a longitudinal dimension extending parallel to said outer surface of said base and cover. 13. The cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said first and second coupling members of said base and said cover comprise two spaced apart ribs defining a slot therebetween, and where said first hinge portion and said second hinge portion have a dimension to slide into said respective slot. 14. The cover assembly of claim 13, wherein said ribs have an inclined inner surface whereby said slot has a dovetail shape, and said first hinge portion and second hinge portion have inclined side edges to define a dovetail shape. 15. A cover assembly comprising: a base having a top end, a bottom end, a first side and a second side oriented substantially perpendicular to said first side, said first side having at least one slot extending parallel to a plane of said first side, and a second side having at least one slot extending parallel to a plane of said second side; a cover member having a shape complementing a shape of said base and having a first side with at least one slot on an outer surface and lying in a plane of said first side and a second side with at least one slot on an outer surface lying in a plane of said second side, said second side being oriented substantially perpendicular to said first side; and a hinge member having a first portion and a second portion pivotally connected together, wherein said first portion is adapted for selectively coupling to either said slot on said first side of said base or to said slot on said second side of said base; and wherein said second portion is adapted for selectively coupling to either said slot on said first side of said cover member or to said slot on said second side of said base, whereby said cover can pivot with respect to said base along said first side of said cover and said first side of said base or along said second side of said cover and said second side of said base. 16. The cover assembly of claim 15, wherein said at least one slot on said base and said at least one slot on said cover member is a dovetail shaped slot extending substantially parallel to said first and second sides of said base and said first and second sides of said cover; and said first and second portions of said hinge member have a dovetail shape. 17. The cover assembly of claim 15, wherein said first and second portions of said hinge member include a fastener member for fastening said first and second portions of said hinge members to a respective slot on said base and cover member. 18. The cover assembly of claim 15, wherein said first and second portions of said hinge have a planar surface with a detent extending therefrom, and said slots in said cover and base have a planar surface with a recess for mating with said detent. 19. The cover assembly of claim 15, wherein said slots on said first side and second side of said base are the same, and said slots on said first side and second side of said cover member are the same, and said hinge member is interchangeable with said first slot and second slot of said base and cover member. 20. The cover assembly of claim 15, wherein said first side and second side of said base and said first side and second side of said cover member each have two spaced apart slots for receiving a hinge member; and two of said hinge members being interchangeable with said slots on said first side and second side of said base and cover member to pivot said cover member about a first axis parallel to said first side of said base or to pivot said cover member about a second axis perpendicular to said first axis and parallel to said second side of said base. 21. The cover assembly of claim 20, wherein said slots on said first side and second side of said base have a dovetail shape; said slots on said first side and second side of said cover member have a dovetail shape; said first portion and second portion of said cover member have a dovetail shape; and said first portion and second portion having a detent received in a recess in said slot for coupling said hinge members to said base and cover member.