Patent ID: 6282070
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H01H,H02H

Abstract:
A circuit interrupting device comprising:a housing;at least one input conductor disposed at least partially within said housing and capable of being electrically connected to a source of electricity;at least one output conductor disposed within said housing and capable of conducting electrical current to a load when electrically connected to said at least one input conductor;a circuit interrupting mechanism disposed within said housing and configured to break said electrical connection between said input and output conductors in response to the occurrence of a predetermined condition;a reset lockout responsive to the occurrence of said predetermined condition such that said reset lockout is operable between a lockout position wherein said reset lockout inhibits resetting of said electrical connection between said input and output conductors and a reset position wherein said reset lockout does not inhibit resetting of said electrical connection between said input and output conductors;a reset mechanism operatively associated with said reset lockout and said circuit interrupting mechanism such that activation of said reset mechanism activates said circuit interrupting mechanism which facilitates movement of said reset lockout from said lockout position to said reset position by said reset mechanism; anda trip mechanism disposed within said housing and accessible from an exterior surface of said housing, said trip mechanism being operable between a trip state where the electrical connection between said input and output conductors is broken and a set state where the electrical connection between said input and output conductors is capable of being made.