Patent ID: 7256973

Claim:
A ground fault circuit interrupt (GFCI) device, comprising: a GFCI device housing; a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals at least partially disposed in the GFCI device housing; a GFCI circuit enclosed within GFCI device housing and coupled to the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load terminals, the GFCI circuit being configured to detect at least one ground fault condition; a second detection circuit coupled to the GFCI circuit and enclosed within the GFCI device housing, the second detection circuit including a switch element set in an open position prior to being enclosed within the GFCI device housing, the switch element remaining in the open position during at least one post-manufacture test procedure to thereby disarm the second detection circuit during the at least one post-manufacture test procedure; and a user-accessible housing feature disposed on the GFCI device housing, the user-accessible housing feature being in communication with the switch element, an externally generated stimulus being applied to the switch element to throw the switch element into a closed position by way of the user-accessible housing feature to thereby enable the second detection circuit after the at least one post-manufacture test procedure is completed.