| US 7,414,499 B2 | ||
| Circuit interrupting device with a single test-reset button | ||
| Frantz Germain, Rosedale, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Little Neck, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 07, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/101,313. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/560446, filed on Apr. 08, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0286183 A1, Dec. 29, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01H 73/00 (2006.01); H01H 73/12 (2006.01); H01H 75/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 335—18 [361/142] | 28 Claims |
| 1. A ground fault circuit interrupter device comprising:
a circuit interrupter, positioned to engage a conductive path between line and load terminals and, upon the occurrence of
a predetermined condition, break the conductive path placing the device in a tripped condition;
a reset system positioned to engage the conductive path to reestablish the conductive path between the line terminal and the
load terminal placing the device in a reset condition;
a single actuator positioned to activate the circuit interrupter and the reset system, the circuit interrupter, when activated
by the single actuator, causes a breaking of a conductive path between line and load terminals, and the reset system, when
activated, causes the reestablishment of the conductive path between the line and load terminals; and
a reset lockout mechanism, the reset lockout mechanism prevents the reestablishment of the conductive path between the line
and load terminals if the circuit interrupter is non-operational.
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