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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2020
Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Gerald R. Savicki, Jr., Canastota, NY (US);
Syed J. Jamal, Rochester, NY (US);
Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical wiring system providing selectable referencing to earth ground having a housing having a first terminal for attachment to HOT, a second terminal for attachment to LOAD, and a flexible terminal having a first leg mounted to the electrical wiring device and a second leg connected to the first leg via a flexible joint, wherein the relative distance between the first leg and the second leg is adjustable between an extended position and a retracted position by flexing the flexible joint. The flexible joint being biased in the extended position, wherein the first leg defines a first aperture and the second leg defines a second aperture, and a load control circuit disposed within the housing and receiving a line input from the first terminal and a reference input. The reference input being referenced to the electric potential of the flexible terminal.