contact devices [1]

Examples of components that connect a device to an electric circuit.

European outlet

Device fitted with sockets connecting an electric circuit to an electric device when the plug is inserted into it.

socket-contact

Hole intended to receive a plug’s pin and establish electric contact.

grounding prong

Device connecting a circuit’s ground wire, which allows the current to be conducted to the ground connection in the event of a short circuit.

plug adapter

Electric accessory adapting a plug to an outlet of a different configuration.

European plug

End part of an electric wire equipped with pins that are inserted into the socket contacts of an outlet to establish contact.

grounding socket

Device connecting a circuit’s ground wire, which allows the current to be conducted to the ground connection in the event of a short circuit.

cover

Part covering the internal components of a plug.

pin

Cylindrical metal part that establishes electric contact when inserted into the corresponding outlet.

clamp

Metal part used for fastening a device’s wire to the plug.

terminal

Part to which an electric wire’s conductors are attached.