Patent ID: 7195500

Claim:
A circuit interrupting device containing a line side connection capable of being electrically connected to a source of electricity; a load side connection capable of being electrically connected to a load side conductor; and a user accessible load; wherein said circuit interrupting device comprises: a housing; a trip assembly positioned in a base of said housing; a circuit board positioned in said base of said housing; said circuit board comprising a first pair of flexible metal pieces having a first end and a second end; wherein said first pair of flexible metal pieces is operationally connected to power source input terminals; said first end of each of said first pair of flexible metal pieces passing through a differential transformer to be operationally connected to a hot input line or a neutral input line; said second end of each of said second pair of flexible metal pieces having a movable contact point; a second pair of flexible metal pieces having a first end and a second end; wherein said first end of each of said first pair of flexible metal pieces is operationally connected to a hot power output terminal or a neutral power output terminal; each of said second pair of flexible metal pieces having a movable contact point; a pair of output conductors positioned in a central portion of said housing; wherein each of said output conductors contains a pair of fixed contact points; wherein said movable contact point of each of said first pair of flexible metal pieces and said movable contact point of each of second pair of flexible metal pieces are capable of connecting/disconnecting to each of said fixed contact points of said pair of output conductors.