Latching and release system for ground fault receptacle

Details Latching and release system for ground fault receptacle Latching and release system for ground fault receptacle

1987-01-20

1989-01-31

Pellinen, A. D.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Safety and protection of systems and devices

Ground fault protection

361 45, 335 18, 335202, H02H 316

Patent

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048020524

ABSTRACT:
A ground fault receptacle having novel mechanical members for latching and moving the movable, circuit-breaking contacts, and for protecting against line-to-line arcing as the contacts make and break. The movable contacts are carried on a pair of conducting, self-biasing, spring arms which are held in a flexed position by a latch block which moves with the arms and is retained in position by a stem on the reset button and cooperating latch member. The parts are constructed and arranged to permit the use of relatively large test and reset buttons which are centrally arranged on the front of a duplex receptacle housing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4001647 (1977-01-01), Klein et al.
patent: 4013929 (1977-03-01), Dietz et al.
patent: 4034266 (1977-07-01), Virani et al.
patent: 4521824 (1985-06-01), Morris et al.
patent: 4595894 (1986-06-01), Doyle et al.

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