Patent ID: 7375938

Claim:
A ground fault circuit interrupt (GFCI) device, comprising: a GFCI device housing; a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals at least partially disposed in the GFCI device housing; a GFCI circuit enclosed within GFCI device housing and coupled to the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load terminals, the GFCI circuit being configured to detect a predetermined condition, the predetermined condition including at least one ground fault condition and a simulated fault condition; a test circuit coupled between at least one of the plurality of line terminals and at least one of the plurality of load terminals, the test circuit including a test button configured to generate the simulated fault condition when the test button is depressed and the device is wired to a source of AC power; a second detection circuit coupled to the GFCI circuit and disposed within the GFCI device housing, the second detection circuit including a switch element configured to be in a first position during at least one post-manufacture test procedure to thereby disarm the second detection circuit during the at least one post-manufacture test procedure; and an accessible housing feature disposed on the GFCI device housing, an external stimulus being applied via the accessible housing feature to thereby throw the switch element into a second position to thereby enable the second detection circuit after the at least one post-manufacture test procedure is completed.