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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2004
Dejan Radosavljevic, Syracuse, NY (US);
Kenneth D. Vought, Syracuse, NY (US);
Gerald R. Savicki, Jr., Canastota, NY (US);
Richard Weeks, Little York, NY (US);
Gary O. Wilson, Syracuse, NY (US);
Dejan Radosavljevic, Syracuse, NY (US);
Kenneth D. Vought, Syracuse, NY (US);
Gerald R. Savicki, Jr., Canastota, NY (US);
Richard Weeks, Little York, NY (US);
Gary O. Wilson, Syracuse, NY (US);
Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical wiring device includes a housing, and a circuit protection component and a light source operably mounted within the housing. In various aspects, the circuit protection component is a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) or an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI). The light source can function to provide increased illumination in an environment surrounding the electrical wiring device (e.g., a darkened bathroom or a darkened kitchen), or to indicate the status of the circuit protection component (e.g., tripped or normal). The light source may be one or more LEDs, neon sources, incandescent sources, etc. Embodiments of the invention include, in addition, a sensor for controlling the on/off state of the light source and/or a trip indicator separate from the light Source for indicating a status condition of the circuit protection component. The device is illustratively represented by a grounded plug receptacle, but may be embodied in a switch, a dimmer, or other application device.