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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2005
Dejan Radosavljevic, La Fayette, NY (US);
Jeffrey C. Richards, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Kent Morgan, Groton, NY (US);
David A. Finlay, Sr., Marietta, NY (US);
Dejan Radosavljevic, La Fayette, NY (US);
Jeffrey C. Richards, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Kent Morgan, Groton, NY (US);
David A. Finlay, Sr., Marietta, NY (US);
Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a protective wiring device for use in an electrical distribution system. The device includes a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals configured to be coupled to the plurality of line terminals in a reset state. A detector circuit is coupled to the plurality of line terminals. The detector circuit is configured to generate a detection signal in response to detecting at least one predefined perturbation in the electrical distribution system. A circuit interrupter assembly is coupled between the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load terminals. The circuit interrupter assembly is configured to decouple the plurality of line terminals from the plurality of load terminals in response to the detection signal. An end-of-life mechanism is coupled to the detector circuit. The end-of-life mechanism is configured to permanently decouple the plurality of line terminals from the plurality of load terminals in the absence of an intervening signal.