Patent ID: 8089738

Claim:
An electrical protection device comprising: a phase line terminal; a phase load terminal; a phase face terminal; a neutral line terminal; a neutral load terminal; a neutral face terminal; a phase switch assembly having first and second phase switch contacts and a third phase switch contact disposed between said first and second phase switch contacts, wherein said first, second and third phase switch contacts are aligned in a single axis and electrically isolated when the electrical protection device is in a tripped state; a neutral switch assembly having first and second neutral switch contacts and a third neutral switch contact disposed between said first and second neutral switch contacts, wherein said first, second and third neutral switch contacts are aligned in a single axis and electrically isolated when the electrical protection device is in the tripped state; a reset device including a reset button and a reset pin; and a latch plate, being movable by the reset pin when the reset device is actuated such that the first, second and third phase switch contacts contact each other and the first, second and third neutral switch contacts contact each other to place the electrical protection device into a reset state.