Patent · US Expired

Ground fault circuit breaker with test spring/contacts directly mounted to test circuit of printed circuit board

US5293522A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 11, 1992
Grant dateMar 8, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H83/04
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A ground fault circuit breaker in which both the fixed and movable contacts of the ground fault test switch are directly secured to the printed circuit board on which the ground fault detection circuit is implemented, with the movable contact also providing the spring bias for the test button.

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