USPatent applicationPatented

Universal ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) printed circuit board package

Granted 2 Jun 2015 · 1 office action

Current assignee: Tower Manufacturing Corporation · originally Tower Group, Inc.

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Inventors: Victor V. Aromin, Chepur P. Rao · Examiner: Elizabeth J Oswecki · AU 2912 · TC 2900

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29/433,827
filed 5 Oct 2012
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Patent
US D730849
granted 2 Jun 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a universal ground fault circuit interupter (GFCI) printed circuit board package showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 right side view thereof shown in a used condition with a right angle GFCI enclosure shown in broken lines; and,

FIG. 9 is another right side view thereof shown in a used condition with an inline GFCI enclosure shown in broken lines.

The broken lines of FIGS. 8 and 9 of a right angle and inline GFCI enclosures and the broken lines in FIGS. 1-5 and 7 of power input terminals form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/182

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Examiner
Elizabeth J Oswecki
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