Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) system and method
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Application No.: US14577048Application Date: 2014-12-19
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Publication No.: US09786460B2Publication Date: 2017-10-10
- Inventor: Stephen Paul Simonin
- Applicant: Hubbell Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CT Shelton
- Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Shelton
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP
- Main IPC: H02H3/00
- IPC: H02H3/00 ; H01H71/12 ; H01R24/30 ; H01R25/00 ; H01R13/713 ; H01R24/78 ; H01R107/00

Abstract:
A wiring device including a face contact; one or more line contact arms; one or more load contact arms; and a fault detection circuit. The one or more line contact arms having an upper line contact located on a bent portion of the line contact arm, and a lower line contact located on a substantially straight portion of the line contact arm. The one or more load contact arms having a load contact located on a bent portion of the load contact arm. The fault detection circuit that detects a fault condition in said wiring device and generates a fault detection signal when said fault condition is detected, wherein said fault detection signal electrically disconnects the face contact from the upper line contact and the lower line contact from the load contact.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160181047A1 GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (GFCI) SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2016-06-23
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