Electrical panel with base configured to attach to a wall and cover supportable by base in an open maintenance position to allow for both hands to carry out connections

摘要

An electrical panel includes a base having a backwall with a maintenance support member provided thereon, a cover configured to be joined to the base in a closed position and separately to be supported by the base in a maintenance position. The cover and base define an enclosed chamber there between when joined in the closed position. The chamber is configured to retain electrical components. The electrical panel also includes a retention element provided on the cover, the retention element engages the maintenance support member on the base to support the cover in the maintenance position at which an interior of the chamber is open and exposed. The retention element and the maintenance support member are disengaged from one another when the base and cover are joined in the closed position.