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CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER AND RECEPTACLE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHING DEVICE PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM A GLOWING CONTACT

  • US 20100046126A1
  • Filed: 08/20/2008
  • Published: 02/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A receptacle comprising:

  • a housing;

    an input connection;

    an output connection;

    separable contacts structured to electrically connect said input connection and said output connection;

    an operating mechanism structured to open said separable contacts responsive to a trip signal; and

    a trip circuit structured to generate said trip signal responsive to current flowing to or from said output connection, said trip circuit comprising a trip detection circuit and a semiconductor switching device, said semiconductor switching device being mounted within said housing and being located within about 0.25 inch of said input connection or said output connection, said semiconductor switching device being structured to generate said trip signal responsive to said trip detection circuit and responsive to overheating of said input connection or said output connection, respectively.

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