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2. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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   NEMA 5-15P plug and NEMA 5-15R receptacle (different scales, blade spacing is 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) for both.) Each receptacle also accepts an ungrounded plug, whether polarized or unpolarized. Typical 5-15R residential receptacle 5-20R T-slot receptacle mounted with the hole for the ground pin at the top. The neutral connection is the wider T ...

3. Harvey Hubbell - Wikipedia

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   Harvey Hubbell II (born 1857, Connecticut) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and industrialist. His best-known inventions are the U.S. electrical plug [ 1 ] and the pull-chain light socket . [ 2 ]

4. History of AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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   Incidentally, a NEMA 5‐20, NEMA 6-15, or NEMA 6‐20 plug with a missing earth pin would fit this socket. This receptacle type has been unavailable at retail since the 1960s but still available from the manufacturer Leviton (model 5000-I) for replacement only, not for new installations and is not "UL listed". [23] Harvey Hubbell had patented ...

5. Hubbell Incorporated - Wikipedia

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   Hubbell Incorporated was founded as a proprietorship in 1888 by Harvey Hubbell II. Born in Connecticut in 1857, he was a U.S. inventor , entrepreneur , and industrialist . Hubbell's best-known inventions are the U.S. electrical plug [ 3 ] and the pull-chain light socket. [ 4 ]

6. AC adapter - Wikipedia

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   An AC adapter or AC/DC adapter (also called a wall charger, power adapter, power brick, or wall wart) [1] is a type of external power supply, often enclosed in a case similar to an AC plug. [2] AC adapters deliver electric power to devices that lack internal components to draw voltage and power from mains power themselves.

7. AS/NZS 3112 - Wikipedia

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   [5] [6] The design was based on an American plug and socket-outlet first intended for use at 120 V which was patented in 1916 under U.S. patent 1,179,728 by Harvey Hubbell. [7] By the early 1930s this design had been up-rated to 250 V 10 A capacity and Hubbell had supplied the Australian electrical industry with his sockets. [ 8 ]