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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Applicants:
William R. Ziegler, East Northport, NY (US);
Nicholas L. Disalvo, Levittown, NY (US);
Inventors:
William R. Ziegler, East Northport, NY (US);
Nicholas L. DiSalvo, Levittown, NY (US);
Assignee:
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Little Neck, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include an independent trip mechanism and a reset lockout mechanism are provided. The trip mechanism operates independently of a circuit interrupting mechanism used to break the connection, and the reset lockout mechanism prevents the resetting of electrical connections between input and output conductors if the circuit interrupting mechanism is non-operational or if an open neutral condition exists.