Patent ID: 7672097
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: H01H,H02H

Abstract:
1. An electrical wiring device, comprising: a body member including a plurality of line terminals configured to be connected to a source of AC power, a plurality of load terminals, and a plurality of receptacle load terminals; a fault detection circuit disposed in the body member and coupled to the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load terminals, the fault detection circuit being configured to derive power from the plurality of line terminals, the fault detection circuit including a test facility initiated by a test button, the fault detection circuit being configured to generate a fault detection signal in response to detecting a predetermined condition propagating on the plurality of line terminals or the plurality of load terminals; a circuit interrupter assembly coupled to the fault detection circuit, the circuit interrupter assembly including five sets of interrupting contacts, four sets of the five sets of interrupting contacts being configured to provide electrical continuity between the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load terminals in a reset state and configured to interrupt the electrical continuity in response to the fault detection signal to effect a tripped state and one set of the five sets of interrupting contacts being configured to deenergize the fault detection circuit in the tripped state; a reset mechanism including a user-accessible reset button coupled to a reset linkage, a depression of the reset button directs the reset linkage to drive the circuit interrupter assembly from the tripped state to the reset state; an indicator circuit coupled to at least one indicator element and the circuit interrupter, the indicator circuit energizing the at least one indicator element in accordance with a wiring state of the circuit interrupter assembly or an operational status of the wiring device; and a device cover portion configured to be coupled to the body member, the device cover including a central portion configured to accommodate the test button and the reset button therein, the central portion also including an indicator location feature accommodating the at least one indicator element, the indicator location feature being configured to positively associate the at least one indicator element in an energized state to the reset button such that an appropriate response to the wiring state is communicated to a user.