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U.S. patent 774,250.The first US power plug and socket dated 1904. Several early American electrical plug and socket arrangements were invented by Harvey Hubbell.On 26 February 1903 he filed two patent applications featuring 2-pin plugs and adaptors for using his plugs with existing designs of lamp sockets and wall receptacles.
Early GEC 2-pin plug and socket as depicted in the 1893 GEC catalogue. The earliest domestic plug and socket is believed to be that patented by T. T. Smith in 1883. [27] This was shortly followed by patents from W. B. Sayers and G. Hookham; these early designs had rectangular plugs with contact plates on either side.
BS 546, "Two-pole and earthing-pin plugs, socket-outlets and socket-outlet adaptors for AC (50-60 Hz) circuits up to 250 V" describes four sizes of plug rated at 2 A, 5 A (Type D), 15 A (Type M) and 30 A. The plugs have three round pins arranged in a triangle, with the larger top pin being the earthing pin.
From left: IEC Type 1/SAE J1772 inlet; Tesla NACS outlet; IEC Type 2 connector outlet IEC 62196 Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets – Conductive charging of electric vehicles is a series of international standards that define requirements and tests for plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets for conductive charging of electric vehicles and is ...
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BS 73:1915 is the original standard for 5 amp 2 pin plugs and sockets, superseded by BS 372. The correct place for old British 2 pin plug information is probably AC power plugs and sockets in a new sub-section under "Obsolete Types", and I propose to start that. Based on the poor quality and inappropriateness of the current paragraph in BS 546 ...
These new anti-inflammatory recipes feature ingredients like legumes, fish, richly-colored vegetables and dark leafy greens, to help reduce symptoms of inflammation.
This guy gave new meaning to the slogan “Gottahava Wawa.” Police in East Windsor, N.J., arrested a 24-year-old man on Dec. 23, and charged him with misusing the town’s 911 system for ...