Patent ID: 8194368

Claim:
An electrical wiring device comprising: a housing including a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals accessible via an exterior portion thereof, the housing including a plurality of receptacle terminals disposed therein, the housing further including a front cover portion having a central region, the front cover portion also including a plurality of receptacle openings in communication with the plurality of receptacle terminals, the device being in a properly wired state when the plurality of line terminals are coupled to a source of AC power, the device being in a miswired state when the plurality of load terminals are coupled to the source of AC power; a fault detection assembly coupled to the plurality of line terminals, the fault detection circuit being configured to provide a fault detection output in response to detecting a fault condition; a circuit interrupter including a first set of interrupting contacts 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 a tripped state in response to the fault detection output; a protective assembly coupled to the plurality of receptacle terminals, the protective assembly being configured to prevent AC power from being accessed via the plurality of receptacle openings when the device is in the miswired state; and a light assembly including a plurality of light emitting elements coupled to a lighting control circuit, the light assembly also including a light transmission region disposed in the front cover portion and occupying a substantial portion of a width of the front cover portion, the lighting control circuit selectively driving the plurality of light emitting elements from a deenergized state to a light emitting state in response to a predetermined stimulus, the light emitting state being indicative of the reset state or an ambient light condition.