Patent ID: 6975492

Claim:
A circuit interrupting device comprising: a housing; a first electrical conductive path disposed at least partially within said housing and capable of being electrically connected to a source of electricity; a second electrical conductive path disposed at least partially within said housing and capable of conducting electrical current to a load when electrically continuity between said first and second electrical conductive paths is made; a circuit interrupter disposed within said housing and configured to break the continuity between said first and second conductive paths upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition; a test button disposed partially within said housing to simulate, when depressed, the occurrence of a predetermined condition to cause said circuit interrupter to operate and break continuity between said first and second conductive paths; a reset mechanism configured to make electrical continuity between the first and second conductive paths after said predetermined condition occurs; and a reset lock-out that prevents the making of electrical continuity between said first and second conductive paths if said circuit interrupter is non-operational.