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US 2023/0155329 A1Published application
Shallow electrical protection device (gfci, afci, and afci/gfci) system and method
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsDavid Ridgeway, Kenny Padro
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Abstract
An electrical outlet receptacle including a circuit board defining a first plane and a solenoid having a central axis perpendicular to the first plane. The electrical outlet receptacle further including a reset plunger with a portion extending through the first end of the solenoid and axially movable therein, and an armature movable axially along the portion of the reset plunger extending through the solenoid. Wherein the armature includes a slanted projection configured to contact a cam surface of a slide mechanism and provide the downward force on the cam surface.
Claims11
An electrical outlet receptacle comprising:
- a circuit board defining a first plane;
- a solenoid having a central axis perpendicular to the first plane;
- a reset plunger with a portion extending through a first end of the solenoid and axially movable therein;
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- an armature movable axially along the portion of the reset plunger extending through the solenoid, wherein the armature includes a slanted projection configured to contact a cam surface of a slide mechanism and provide a downward force on the cam surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.