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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Frantz Germain, Rosedale, NY (US);
Inventor:
Frantz Germain, Rosedale, NY (US);
Assignee:
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Little Neck, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 73/00 (2006.01); H01H 73/12 (2006.01); H01H 75/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ground fault circuit interrupter device having a single actuator for sequentially activating a circuit interrupting portion when the device is in a reset condition and a reset portion when the device is in a tripped condition. The circuit interrupting portion breaks a conductive path between a line terminal and load terminal upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition thereby placing the device in the tripped condition and the reset portion reestablishes the conductive path between the line terminal and the load terminal thereby placing the device in the reset condition.