Patent ID: 7009473
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: H01H,H01R

Abstract:
1. A circuit interrupting device comprising: a housing that includes a cover and a base; a mounting plate; an insulating member; and an electrical component mounting member, the mounting plate being disposed between the cover and the insulating member and is connected to a ground by a conductor, the insulating member being disposed between the mounting plate and the electrical component mounting member, and including hot and neutral output conductors, the electrical component mounting member being disposed between the insulating member and the base and within the base, and including hot and neutral input conductors for connecting to hot and neutral lines of a power source, a differential transformer for detecting a leakage current, a pair of connector arms disposed above and through the differential transformer and connected to the input conductors, a solenoid electrically connected at one end to the hot input connector, a plunger and a spring disposed inside the solenoid, and a disconnecting mechanism for connecting and disconnecting the output conductors to and from input conductors, the disconnecting mechanism including: