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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Dejan Radosavljevic, Lafayette, NY (US);
Jeffrey C. Richards, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Kent R. Morgan, Groton, NY (US);
David A. Finlay, Sr., Marietta, NY (US);
Dejan Radosavljevic, Lafayette, NY (US);
Jeffrey C. Richards, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Kent R. 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 including a fault detection circuit configured to provide a fault detection signal in response to a fault condition or a simulated fault condition. A second circuit is coupled to at least one user-accessible button and is configured to conduct a second signal in response to a user actuation of the at least one user-accessible button if the plurality of line terminals are coupled to a source of AC power, the second signal not simulating the fault condition. An automatic test circuit is configured to periodically determine whether the fault detection circuit is operative and provide an electronics test failure signal if the fault detection circuit fails to provide the fault detection signal in response to the periodically effected simulated fault condition.