Patent ID: 7764151
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: H01H,H02H

Abstract:
1. A circuit interrupting device comprising: a housing with a mounting strap adapted to fasten the housing into an electrical wiring box; said housing having a front face with at least one user-accessible electrical load socket; at least one installer-accessible electrical line wiring terminal; at least one installer-accessible electrical load wiring terminal; a first electrical conductor disposed at least partially inside said housing and electrically connected to said installer-accessible electrical line wiring terminal; a second electrical conductor disposed at least partially inside said housing and electrically connected to said installer-accessible electrical load wiring terminal; a third electrical conductor disposed at least partially inside said housing and electrically connected to said at least one user-accessible electrical load socket; the first, second and third electrical conductors having a first spatial arrangement wherein said conductors are all electrically connected with each other and a second spatial arrangement where said first, second and third electrical conductors are all electrically isolated from each other, said first conductor comprises a movable bridge capable of electrically connecting said first, second and third conductors to each other; an electrical fault sensor and an electro-mechanical actuator connected and disposed to control a change in the spatial arrangement of said conductors from said first spatial arrangement to said second spatial arrangement upon the occurrence of an electrical fault; and an electrical reset switch coupled to a reset button accessible through said front face of said housing.