Patent ID: 7554781

Claim:
A protective device comprising: a plurality of line terminals; a plurality of load terminals; 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 coupled between the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load terminals, the circuit interrupter including a first set of contacts, the first set of contacts being configured to close to establish at least one electrically continuous path between the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load terminals in a reset state, the first set of contacts being configured to open to disconnect the at least one electrically continuous path in response to the fault detection output to enter a tripped state; an auxiliary switch coupled to the fault detection assembly, the auxiliary switch including a second set of contacts configured to decouple at least a portion of the fault detection assembly from a source of electrical power in the tripped state; and a latch block assembly coupled to the circuit interrupter, the latch block assembly including a first latch block mechanism and a second latch block mechanism, the first latch block mechanism and the second latch block mechanism being conjointly movable together between the reset state and the tripped state, the first latch block mechanism being configured to urge the first set of contacts to close when transitioning from the tripped state to the reset state, the second latch block mechanism being configured to urge the second set of contacts open when transitioning from the reset state to the tripped state.