Underwriters’ Laboratories

Standard for Safety Attachment Plugs and Receptacles - COMMENTS DUE: July 09, 2012
 N 498 BULLETIN

Annotation

These requirements cover attachment plugs, receptacles, cord connectors, inlets, current taps provided with wiring terminals for flexible cord, and flatiron and appliance plugs - all intended for connection to a branch circuit for use in accordance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.

These requirements do not cover devices rated at more than 200 A or for more than 600 V. See 6.1.

This Standard does not directly apply to, but supplements the following standards:

a) Devices produced integrally with flexible cord or cable, covered by the Standard for Cord Sets and Power-Supply Cords, UL 817;

b) Current taps and adapters not provided with wiring terminals for flexible cord covered by the Standard for Current Taps and Adapters, UL 498A;

c) Devices employing male or female screwshells, covered by the Standard for Lampholders, UL 496;

d) Devices solely intended for direct connection to the branch circuit in accordance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, that are provided with contacts of the pin and sleeve type, covered by the Standard for Plugs, Receptacles and Cable Connectors of the Pin-and- Sleeve Type, UL 1682;

e) Single and multipole connectors intended for factory assembly to copper or copper alloy conductors or printed wiring boards for use in data, signal, control and power applications within and between electrical equipment, covered by the Standard for Component Connectors for Data, Signal, Control and Power Applications, UL 1977;

f) Devices intended for installation and use in hazardous (classified) locations in accordance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, covered by the Standard for Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition-Proof Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations, UL 1203;