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Electric circuit interrupter

  • US 6,515,564 B2
  • Filed: 02/17/1999
  • Issued: 02/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A fault circuit interrupter device for stopping current flow through a first circuit when a fault has been detected in the first circuit, the fault circuit interrupter device comprising:

  • a housing;

    a substructure located in said housing;

    a fault detector located on said substructure and capable of detecting whether a fault has occurred in the first circuit;

    a current path structure located on said substructure and having a first end terminating at an input connector and a second end terminating at an output connector, said current path structure including no more than one electrical connection; and

    a pair of contact points located in said current path structure and displaceable from each other to open said current path structure and cause current to stop flowing in the first circuit when said fault detector detects that a fault has occurred.

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