scope:

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 Edison-Base 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 Receptacle-Plug Combinations for Use in

Hazardous (Classified) Locations, UL 1010;

g) Devices intended for use with telecommunications networks, covered

by the Standard for Telephone Equipment, UL 1459, or the Standard for

Communications Circuit Accessories, UL 1863;

h) Devices incorporating ground-fault circuit interruption circuitry,

covered by the Standard for Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters, UL 943;

i) Single- or two-outlet direct plug-in devices incorporating transient

voltage surge suppression circuitry, covered by the Standard for

Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors, UL 1449;

j) Single- or two-outlet direct plug-in devices incorporating

electromagnetic interference filter circuitry, covered by the Standard

for Electromagnetic Filters, UL 1283; or

k) Cord-connected, relocatable power taps intended only for indoor use

as a temporary extension of a grounding alternating-current branch circuit for general use, covered by the Standard for Relocatable Power Taps, UL 1363.

This Standard contains the following supplements:

a) Supplement SA - Reserved for future use.

b) Supplement SB - Enclosure Types for Environmental Protection

c) Supplement SC - Marine Shore Power Inlets