CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM UTILIZING BRIDGE CONTACT MECHANISM AND RESET LOCKOUT

摘要

A GFCI device (10) which has reverse wiring protection is provided where no power is present at the face terminals (32, 34) even when the device is reversed wired. The device has a pair of movable bridges connected to its terminals. The terminal bridge pair makes contact with the load and the face terminals (32, 34) providing power to these terminals when the device is reset. The device also has a reset lockout feature that prevents it from being reset after having been tripped if the circuit interrupting portion of the device is non-operational.