Protection device with a contact breaker mechanism

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2005-10-25

2005-10-25

Barrera, Ramon M. (Department: 2832)

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Safety and protection of systems and devices

Ground fault protection

C335S006000, C335S015000, C335S018000, C335S156000, C361S102000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06958895

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring protection device including a housing assembly including at least one receptacle, the at least one receptacle being configured to receive plug contact blades inserted therein. The housing assembly includes a hot line terminal, a neutral line terminal, a hot load terminal, a neutral load terminal, a hot user-accessible receptacle contact, and a neutral user accessible receptacle contact. A fault detection circuit is coupled to the hot line terminal and the neutral line terminal. The fault detection circuit is configured to detect at least one fault condition and provide a fault detect signal in response thereto. An interrupting contact assembly is coupled to the fault detection circuit. A weld breaker mechanism is coupled to the interrupting contact assembly. The weld breaker mechanism is configured to strike the first pair of contacts and/or the second pair of contacts in response to the tripping stimulus.

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