Patent ID: 8587914
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A circuit interrupting device comprising: a first pair of electrical conductors including a phase conductor and a neutral conductor, the first pair of electrical conductors adapted to electrically connect to a source of electric current; a second pair of electrical conductors including a phase conductor and a neutral conductor; a third pair of electrical conductors including a phase conductor and a neutral conductor and positioned to electrically connect to at least one user accessible receptacle, wherein the first, second, and third pairs of electrical conductors are capable of being electrically isolated from each other; a lifter configured to move between a first position which provides electrical continuity between the phase and neutral conductors of the first pair of electrical conductors and the corresponding phase and neutral conductors of at least one of the second and third pairs of electrical conductors and a second position in which the first, second, and third pairs of electrical conductors are electrically isolated from each other; a latch rotatable between a reset position in which said latch engages said lifter and a trip position; and a circuit interrupter configured to be energized upon the occurrence of a fault to engage said latch and cause the latch to rotate from the reset position to the trip position, said latch thereby disengaging from said lifter, causing said lifter to move from the first position to the second position.