Patent ID: 7683745

Claim:
A ground fault circuit interrupter device comprising: a sensing device adapted to sense a ground fault; and a switch electrically coupled to a light emitting diode (LED), wherein the switch comprises: a stationary contact; a member comprising a distal end portion biased towards the stationary contact; and a cam rotatable in place: wherein the cam is adapted to rotate in a first direction in response to the sensing device sensing the ground fault, the rotation of the cam removes a force being applied on at least a portion of the member and allows the distal end portion to electrically couple to the stationary contact, thereby closing the switch and emitting light from the LED to provide visual notification of the ground fault; and wherein the cam is adapted to rotate in a second direction different from the first direction to electrically decouple the distal end portion from the stationary contact thereby opening the switch by applying a force on at least a portion of the member and ceasing the emission of the light that provides visual notification of the ground fault.