UL 498-2019 pdf download

UL 498-2019 pdf download.Attachment Plugs and Receptacles.
2 Glossary 2.1 For the purposes of this Standard, the following definitions apply. 2.2 APPLIANCE COUPLER – A single-outlet, female contact device for attachment to a flexible cord as part of a detachable power-supply cord to be connected to an inlet (motor attachment plug). 2.3 APPLIANCE PLUG – An appliance coupler type of device having a cord guard and a slot configuration specified for use with heating or cooking appliances. 2.4 ATTACHMENT PLUG – A male contact device for the temporary connection of a flexible cord or cable to a receptacle, cord connector, flanged equipment power outlet, or other outlet device. 2.5 BULK SHIPMENT – Any packaging container having more than one receptacle not provided with a unit container. 2.5.1 CONFIGURABLE PLUG – A male contact device employing repositionable blades, intended for the temporary connection of a flexible cord or cable to a receptacle, cord connector, or power outlet, of the corresponding mating device configuration. 2.6 CONFIGURATION, LOCKING – A device having a configuration that requires a motion other than a straight push or pull to connect or separate it when used with its mating part. 2.7 CORD CONNECTOR – A female contact device to be wired on flexible cord for use as an extension from an outlet to make a detachable electrical connection to an attachment plug or, as an appliance coupler, to an equipment inlet. 2.8 CURRENT TAP – A device provided with one set of male blades, one or two female outlets, and wiring terminals for flexible cord intended either for factory or field wiring.
2.12 FLATIRON PLUG – An appliance coupler type of a device having a cord guard and a slot configuration specified for use with heating or cooking appliances. 2.13 GROUNDING-CONDUCTOR PATH – A path between the grounding pin, blade, or contact and the grounding terminal or, if the device has no grounding terminal, the point at which the path makes contact with a part of the metal raceway system, such as a box, box cover, or the raceway itself. 2.14 GROUNDING DEVICE – A device having a 5-15, 5-20, 5-30, 5-50, 6-15, 6-20, 6-30, 6-50, 7-15, 7- 20, 7-30, 7-50, 14-15, 14-20, 14-30, 14-50, 14-60, 15-15, 15-20, 15-30, 15-50, 15-60, L5-15, L5-20, L5-30, L6-15, L6-20, L6-30, L7-15, L7-20, L7-30, L8-20, L8-30, L9-20, L9-30, L14-20, L14-30, L15-20, L15-30, L16-20, L16-30, L17-30, L21-20, L21-30, L22-20, L22-30, L23-20, L23-30, TT-R, or ML-2R configuration, the standard configuration illustrated in Figure C1.1 of the Standard for Wiring Device Configurations, UL 1681, or a nonstandard configuration that employs one blade, pin, or contact exclusively for grounding. 2.15 HOUSING ADAPTER, ANGLE – A part that is intended to replace a portion of an attachment plug or cord connector housing so that the flexible cord exits the strain relief in the same plane as the face of the device. 2.16 HOUSING ADAPTER, SHROUD – A part that is intended to be assembled onto an attachment plug or cord connector to extend the housing beyond the plane of the face of the device. 2.17 INLET – (Motor Attachment Plug) A male contact device to be mounted on utilization equipment to provide an integral blade configuration for the connection of an appliance coupler or cord connector. 2.18 POLARIZED DEVICE – A device constructed for connection to a mating device only in the position that connects related poles of an electrical circuit. 2.19 RECEPTACLE, CLOCK – A flush receptacle having a recessed cord-storage space in an integral flush-device cover plate, commonly used with wall clocks.
2.20 RECEPTACLE, DISPLAY – A flush receptacle provided with a flush device plate or outlet box cover and closure plug or plugs that is intended for use in show window floors and similar locations where the device is not likely to be subjected to scrub water. 2.21 RECEPTACLE, DUPLEX – A receptacle having two contact devices on a single mounting yoke for flush mounting in a plane surface. 2.22 RECEPTACLE, FLUSH – A receptacle which is intended for mounting in or on an outlet box, an outlet-box cover, or a flush-device cover plate for fixed installation on a branch circuit. 2.23 RECEPTACLE, INTERCHANGEABLE or MODULAR – A flush receptacle which is assembled as a single, duplex or triplex outlet in the field from a system of individual outlet modules, mounting yokes, or flush device cover plates. 2.24 RECEPTACLE, ISOLATED GROUND – A receptacle having the grounding terminal electrically isolated from the system ground when installed in a metallic outlet box or raceway system.UL 498-2019 pdf download.