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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1994
Raul Guim, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Elena Guim, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A counter indicator for circuit breakers maintaining a running count of the number of times that a circuit breaker has been tripped and providing a visual indication of a tripped condition. The counter indicator employs time delay circuitry so as to allow the circuit breaker to be switched manually for purposes of testing without registering a tripped condition. A two stage binary coded decimal counter visually displays the amount of counts that the breaker has been tripped or alternatively when a switch handle has been placed in an intermediate position. The device is powered by an independent battery source providing a continuous power supply to maintain memory and power to a visual display only upon detection of a tripped circuit.