Patent ID: 7336458

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 electrical continuity between said first and second electrical conductive paths is made; a circuit interrupter disposed at least partially within said housing and configured to break the continuity between said first and second conductive paths upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition; a reset button disposed at least partially within said housing and configured to make electrical continuity between the first and second conductive paths; a latching finger connected to the reset button that prevents the making of electrical continuity between said first and second conductive paths if said circuit interrupter is non-operational; and a trip button disposed at least partially within said housing and configured to break the continuity between said first and second conductive paths independently of said circuit interrupter operation.