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The present invention is directed to a “while-in-use” electrical box device including an electrical box housing and pivotable cover which function as an integral unit and rotate on a fixed frame.

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1. An electrical box assembly comprising: (a) a box having side walls and an open front face defined by said side walls, said open front face having a flange extending about a perimeter of said open front face, said box having an interior cavity defined by said side walls and said open front face; a

1. An electrical box assembly comprising: (a) a box having side walls and an open front face defined by said side walls, said open front face having a flange extending about a perimeter of said open front face, said box having an interior cavity defined by said side walls and said open front face; and(b) a rectangular cover pivotally attached to said box, said cover having an open position and a closed position, said cover seats within said interior cavity when said cover is in said closed position, said cover includes a pair of cover side walls, cover back wall, cover top wall and cover front wall, said cover front wall includes a concaved channel therein, each of said pair of cover side walls includes a concaved divot, said concaved channel and said concaved divots provide a cavity for receiving said flange of said box when said cover is in said open position. 2. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 wherein said cover pivots to an open position at an angle of at least 125 degrees with respect to the closed position. 3. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 wherein said cover back wall is shorter than said cover front wall. 4. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 further including a receptacle attached to said cover. 5. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 wherein said cover front wall includes a planar rectangular portion, an angled slope portion attached to said rectangular portion, and a semi-cylindrical portion attached to said angled slope portion. 6. The electrical box assembly of claim 5 wherein said concaved channel is defined by said semi-cylindrical portion and said angled slope portion. 7. The electrical box assembly of claim 6 wherein said concaved channel has an angle of less than about 90 degrees. 8. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 wherein each of said pair of cover side walls includes a cam and said side walls of said box include cam receiving slots for accepting said cam therein. 9. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 wherein said pair of cover side walls include protrusions and said side walls of said box include holes for accepting said protrusions therein to secure said cover within said box when said cover is in the closed position. 10. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 further including a locking frame, said locking frame is attached to said flange of said box to secure said cover to said box. 11. The electrical box assembly of claim 1 wherein said side walls of said box are interior side walls which extend from an upper wall to an interior back wall of said box. 12. The electrical box assembly of claim 11 further including a pair of exterior side walls extending from said upper wall to an exterior lower wall, wherein said pair of exterior side walls are spaced apart from said interior side walls. 13. The electrical box assembly of claim 12 further including an exterior back wall of said box attached to said exterior side walls and extending from said upper wall to said lower wall, wherein said exterior back wall of said box is spaced apart from said interior back wall. 14. The electrical box assembly of claim 13 further including a locking frame, said locking frame is attached to said flange of said box to secure said cover to said box; and a back frame, said back frame is attached to said flange wherein said flange is sandwiched between said back frame and said locking frame. 15. The electrical box assembly of claim 13 further including a back cavity defined by said interior back wall, said exterior back wall, said upper wall, said interior side walls and said exterior side walls. 16. The electrical box assembly of claim 11 wherein said interior back wall extending from said upper wall to said open front face, said interior back wall is curved defining a curved interior back wall. 17. The electrical box assembly of claim 16 wherein said pair of cover side walls includes an angled curved corner which conforms with the curved interior back wall to allow said cover to seat within said interior cavity. 18. An electrical box assembly comprising: (a) a box having an upper wall, interior side walls, exterior side walls, an interior back wall, an exterior lower wall, an exterior back wall and an open front face, said interior side walls and said exterior side walls are spaced apart and extend from said upper wall, said interior back wall extends from said upper wall, said interior back wall extends between said interior side walls, said exterior back wall extends between said exterior side walls, said exterior back wall extends between said upper wall and said exterior lower wall; said open front face is defined by said interior side walls, said interior back wall and said upper wall; said open front face having a flange extending about a perimeter of said open front face, said box having an interior cavity defined by said interior side walls, said interior back wall, said upper wall and said open front face; and(b) a rectangular cover pivotally attached to said box, said cover having an open position and a closed position, said cover seats within said interior cavity when said cover is in said closed position, said cover includes a pair of cover side walls, cover back wall, cover top wall and cover front wall, said cover front wall includes a concaved channel therein, each of said pair of cover side walls includes a concaved divot, said concaved channel and said concaved divots provide a cavity for receiving said flange of said box when said cover is in said open position. 19. The electrical box assembly of claim 18 further including a locking frame, said locking frame is attached to said flange of said box to secure said cover to said box; and a back frame, said back frame is attached to said flange wherein said flange is sandwiched between said back frame and said locking frame. 20. The electrical box assembly of claim 19 wherein said pair of cover side walls includes an angled curved corner, said interior back wall is curved to conform with said cover side walls allowing said cover to seat within said interior cavity.