Patent ID: 7414499

Claim:
A ground fault circuit interrupter device comprising: a circuit interrupter, positioned to engage a conductive path between line and load terminals and, upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition, break the conductive path placing the device in a tripped condition; a reset system positioned to engage the conductive path to reestablish the conductive path between the line terminal and the load terminal placing the device in a reset condition; a single actuator positioned to activate the circuit interrupter and the reset system, the circuit interrupter, when activated by the single actuator, causes a breaking of a conductive path between line and load terminals, and the reset system, when activated, causes the reestablishment of the conductive path between the line and load terminals; and a reset lockout mechanism, the reset lockout mechanism prevents the reestablishment of the conductive path between the line and load terminals if the circuit interrupter is non-operational.