Electrical wiring device

A ground fault circuit interrupter receptacle comprising:

• line terminals, load terminals and at least one receptacle;
• at least one circuit coupled to the line terminals and configured to conduct a predetermined current flow if a proper wiring condition has been effected, a proper wiring condition being effected when the line terminals are connected to a source of AC power, the predetermined current flow not simulating a fault condition;
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• an interrupting contact assembly including four sets of interrupting contacts that are configured to provide electrical continuity between the line terminals, the load terminals and the at least one receptacle in a reset state and configured to interrupt the electrical continuity in tripped state, the interrupting contact assembly being energized to effect the tripped stated and substantially deenergized otherwise, the interrupting contact assembly being substantially prevented from effecting the reset state absent the predetermined current flow.

An electrical wiring device comprising:

• line terminals and load terminals;
• at least one detection circuit including a circuit segment coupled between the line terminals and configured to conduct a predetermined signal in response to detecting a proper wiring condition, the predetermined signal not simulating a fault condition, a proper wiring condition being effected when the line terminals are connected to a source of AC power;
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• an interrupting contact assembly coupled to the at least one detection circuit, the interrupting contact assembly including four sets of interrupting contacts that are configured to provide electrical continuity between the line terminals and the load terminals in a reset state, the interrupting contact assembly being configured to be momentarily energized to interrupt the electrical continuity to effect a tripped state, the interrupting contact assembly being substantially prevented from effecting the reset state absent the predetermined signal being conducted by the at least one detection circuit.

A ground fault circuit interrupter receptacle device comprising:

• line terminals, load terminals and at least one receptacle terminal;
• at least one circuit coupled to the line terminals, the at least one circuit being configured to conduct a predetermined signal if a proper wiring condition has been effected, the predetermined current signal not simulating a fault condition, a proper wiring condition being effected when the line terminals are connected to a source of AC power;
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• an interrupting contact assembly configured to be substantially deenergized in a reset state, the interrupting contact assembly including four sets of interrupting contacts that are configured to provide electrical continuity between the line terminals, the load terminals and the at least one receptacle in a reset state and configured to interrupt the electrical continuity in a tripped state, the interrupting contact assembly being substantially prevented from effecting the reset state absent the predetermined current signal, the interrupting contact assembly being configured to effect the reset state without the occurrence of a simulated fault condition and subsequent to the predetermined signal.