Patent ID: 6794596
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A circuit interrupting device for use with an electrical power distribution system, comprising:a circuit interrupter having a closed position allowing current to pass through said circuit interrupter and an open position preventing current from passing through said circuit interrupter; an actuator electrically and mechanically coupled to said circuit interrupter, said actuator moves said circuit interrupter between said closed and open positions upon occurrence of a fault current; and first and second terminals electrically connected to said circuit interrupter and being adapted for electrical connection to the power distribution system, defining a current path between said first terminal, said circuit interrupter, and said second terminal, allowing current of the power distribution system to pass through said current path so that the potential of said circuit interrupter is the same as the potential of the power distribution system, whereby said circuit interrupter and said actuator are not mounted in a grounded container, and said first terminal, said circuit interrupter, said actuator, and said second terminal being ungrounded.