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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2006
Applicant:
Bill Tharp, Ashland, OH (US);
Inventor:
Bill Tharp, Ashland, OH (US);
Assignee:
Pentair Pump Group, Inc., Golden Valley, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various electrical apparatuses which include a current dampening device are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electrical apparatus is provided which includes a motor and a switch having an 'on' position and an 'off' position to control the operation of the motor. A current dampening device is connected in parallel with the motor downstream from the switch to dampen transient current. In another embodiment a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) is electrically connected to the motor upstream from the switch.