Delay circuit for circuit interrupting device

A circuit interrupting device comprising:

• one or more line conductors for electrically connecting to an external power supply;
• one or more load conductors for electrically connecting to an external load;
• an interrupting device connected to the line conductors and the load conductors, the interrupting device disconnecting the line conductors from the load conductors when the circuit interrupting device is in a tripped condition, and electrically connecting the line conductors to the load conductors when the circuit interrupting device is not in the tripped condition;
• a delay circuit that delays the disconnecting of the line conductors from the load conductors, the delay circuit including a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch;
• and
• a fault detection circuit that detects a fault condition in the circuit interrupting device, the fault detection circuit generating a fault detection signal when the fault condition is detected and provides the fault detection signal to the first switch to trigger the first switch,
• wherein the delay circuit delays the triggering of the second switch and the third switch for an amount of time, and after the amount of time has elapsed, triggers the second switch and the third switch to place the circuit interrupting device in the tripped condition.