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A shelter for protecting a portable electrical inlet/outlet (PEIO) includes a base and a cover. In some examples, the base includes a platform to support a body of the PEIO, and the platform is configured to segregate the PEIO body from water that may accumulate. In some examples, the cover configur

A shelter for protecting a portable electrical inlet/outlet (PEIO) includes a base and a cover. In some examples, the base includes a platform to support a body of the PEIO, and the platform is configured to segregate the PEIO body from water that may accumulate. In some examples, the cover configured to mate with the base to substantially enclose the platform. Upon being inserted into the shelter, the PEIO may be protected from unwanted elements, such as rain, snow, unintended contact by humans or animals, or the like.

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1. A shelter for a portable electrical inlet/outlet (PEIO) comprising: a base that includes a platform that physically supports a PEIO body, anda cover that mates with the base to substantially enclose the platform and protect the PEIO body from unwanted elements,wherein the shelter defines a first

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A shelter for a portable electrical inlet/outlet (PEIO) comprising: a base that includes a platform that physically supports a PEIO body, anda cover that mates with the base to substantially enclose the platform and protect the PEIO body from unwanted elements,wherein the shelter defines a first PEIO-cable hole and a second PEIO-cable hole, wherein the first PEIO-cable hole allows a first PEIO-cable to extend from the PEIO body within the shelter to an exterior of the shelter and the second PEIO-cable hole allows a second PEIO cable to extend from the PEIO body within the shelter to the exterior of the shelter,wherein the shelter defines at least one PEIO-component-connector-cable hole that allows a component cable to extend from the exterior of the shelter to at least one PEIO-component connector carried by the PEIO body within the shelter, andwherein the base further comprises at least a plurality of legs that extend downwardly from the platform, the plurality of legs elevate the platform and maintains the platform in a generally parallel relationship with a surface on which the shelter is set each of the legs having lumen defined therein, the lumen being connected to a drain aperture extending through the platform, such that the drain aperture drains water accumulating on the platform through the lumen out onto the surface on which the shelter is set. 2. The shelter of claim 1, wherein the platform further comprises a raised rib structure that segregates the PEIO body from any water accumulates on the platform. 3. The shelter of claim 2, wherein the raise rib structure comprises a single rib. 4. The shelter of claim 1, wherein the shelter comprises at least four legs extending downwardly from the platform. 5. The shelter of claim 1, wherein the at least one PEIO-component connector receives a multi-prong plug. 6. The shelter of claim 1, wherein the at one PEIO-component connector comprises at least two PEIO-component connectors. 7. The shelter of claim 1, wherein the base further comprises a sidewall extending substantially around a perimeter of the platform to define a cavity that receives the PEIO body. 8. The shelter of claim 1, wherein the cover rotates closed over the PEIO body to friction fit the PEIO body between the base and the cover. 9. The shelter of claim 1, wherein the first PEIO-cab e hole and the second PEIO-cable hole are adjustable in size to accommodate different size PEIO cables. 10. The shelter of claim 9, wherein the shelter further comprises a first PEIO-cable support surface that supports the first PEIO cable and a second PEIO-cable support surface extending substantially orthogonally from the first PEIO-cable support surface and that supports the second PEIO cable, wherein the first PEIO-cable support surface and the second PEIO-cable support surface each have a first portion that defines a first diameter and a second portion that defines a second diameter, and wherein the second portion fractures from the first portion upon application of a force without substantially affecting a length or a diameter of the first portion. 11. The shelter of claim 1, wherein the base further comprise at least one sidewail extending upwardly from the platform, with a first base-PEIO-cable partial-hole and a second PEIO-cable partial hole being defined in the base-sidewall, and wherein the cover comprises at least one cover-sidewall extending downwardly, with a first cover-PEIO-cable partial-hole and a second cover-PEIO-cable partial-hole defined in the cover-sidewall, wherein when the cover mates with the base, the first cover-PEIO-cable partial-hole aligns with the first base-PEIO-cable partial-hole to create the first PEIO-cable hole and the second cover-PEIO-cable partial-hole aligns with the second base-PEIO-cable partial-hole to create the second PEIO-cable hole. 12. The shelter of claim 11, wherein the at least one PEIO-component-connector-cable hole is defined in the platform of the base. 13. A system comprising: a portable electrical inlet/outlet (PEIO) that includes a PEIO body, a first PEIO cable, a second PEIO cable, and at least one PEIO-component connector;a PEIO shelter that comprises: a base that includes a platform and a plurality of legs, wherein the platform supports the PEIO body and the plurality of legs extend downwardly from the platform, the plurality of legs elevate the platform and maintain the platform in a generally parallel relationship with a surface on which the PEIO shelter is set, anda cover that mates with the base to substantially enclose the platform and thereby protect the PEIO body from unwanted elements;wherein the shelter defines a first PEIO-cable hole, a second PEIO-cable hole, and at least one PEIO-component-connector-cable hole; anda component cable,wherein the PEIO is positioned with the PEIO body supported on the platform, the first PEIO cable extending from the PEIO body through the first PEIO-cable hole to an exterior of the shelter, the second PEIO cable extending from the PEIO body through the second PEIO-cable hole to the exterior of the shelter, and the component cable extending from the at least one PEIO-componet connector through the at least one PEIO-component-connector-cable hole to the exterior of the shelter and each leg having a lumen defined therein, the lumen being connected to a drain aperture extending through the platform, such that the drain aperture drains water accumulating on the platform through the lumen out onto the surface on which the shelter is set. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the platform further comprises a raised rib structure that segregates the PEIO body from any water accumulates on the platform. 15. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one PEIO-component connector comprises at least two PEIO-component connectors, each of the at least two PEIO-component connectors receiving a multi-prong plug, and the at least one PEIO-component-connector-cable hole comprises at least two PEIO-component-connector-cable holes. 16. The system of claim 13, wherein the base further comprises a sidewall extending substantially around a perimeter of the platform to define a cavity into which the PEIO body is inserted, and the cover is rotated closed over the PEIO body to frictional fit the PEIO body between the base and the cover. 17. The system of claim 13, wherein the shelter further comprises a first PEIO-cable support surface that supports the first PEIO cable and a second PEIO-cable support surface extending substantially orthogonally from the first PEIO-cable support surface and that supports the second PEIO cable, wherein the first PEIO-cable support surface and the second PEIO-cable support surface each have a first portion that defines a first diameter and a second portion that defines a second diameter, and wherein the second portion fractures from the first portion upon application of a force without substantially affecting a length or a diameter of the first portion. 18. The system of claim 13, wherein the base further comprise at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the platform, with a first base-PEIO-cable partial-hole and a second PEIO-cable partial hole being defined in the base-sidewall, and wherein the cover comprises at least one cover-sidewall extending downwardly, with a first cover-PEIO-cable partial-hole and a second cover-PEIO-cable partial-hole defined in the cover-sidewall, wherein the cover is mated with the base, with the first cover-PEIO-cable partial-hole aligned with the first base-PEIO-cable partial-hole to create the first PEIO-cable hole and the second cover-PEIO-cable partial-hole aligned with the second base-PEIO-cable partial-hole to create the second PEIO-cable hole.