Ground fault circuit interrupters and connectors for use with same

A receptacle comprising:

• a housing enclosing a circuit interrupting device, the housing including a front cover and a rear cover, the rear cover having a first aperture and a second aperture;
• a first set of contacts positioned within the housing and accessible through at least one aperture in the rear cover, the first set of contacts configured to input electrical power to the receptacle from a power source;
• and
• a second set of contacts positioned within the housing, the second set of contacts configured to provide ground fault protection to a downstream device, the second set of contacts including a first contact being accessible through the first aperture and a second contact being accessible through the second aperture.

A receptacle assembly comprising:

• a receptacle including
• a housing enclosing a circuit interrupting device, the housing including a front cover and a rear cover, the rear cover having a first aperture and a second aperture;
• a first set of contacts positioned within the housing and accessible through at least one aperture in the rear cover, the first set of contacts configured to input electrical power to the receptacle from a power source;
• and
• a second set of contacts positioned within the housing, the second set of contacts configured to provide ground fault protection to a downstream device, the second set of contacts including a first contact being accessible through the first aperture and a second contact being accessible through the second aperture;
• and
• a connector removably couplable to the housing of the receptacle to electrically couple the receptacle to a downstream device, the connector including a first blade and a second blade, the first blade being complementary to one of the first contact and second contact of the second set of contacts and the second blade being complementary to the other of the first contact and second contact of the second set of contacts.