| CPC H01R 13/08 (2013.01) [H01R 13/7175 (2013.01); H01R 24/68 (2013.01); H01R 27/02 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |

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1. An electrical plug comprising an open topped rectangular housing with a back wall and an insulated plate closing the open top, first and second flat electrically conductive metal prongs mounted parallel to each other in first and second apertures in the insulated plate, said first prong being a live prong adapted to carry an electric current and said second prong being a neutral prong adapted to complete an electric circuit, a third round electrically conductive metal prong being a ground prong adapted to provide a path to ground and mounted in a third aperture in the insulated plate, said third prong longer than the first and second prongs and positioned below and between the first and second prongs, each of said live, neutral and ground prongs having an integral L-shaped foot attached to an underside of the insulated plate with a fastener, said L-shaped foot of the first and second prongs aligned but facing away from each other, said L-shaped foot of the third prong parallel to the foot of the first and second prongs, an aperture in the back wall adapted to pass through an insulated electric line containing an insulated live wire, an insulated neutral wire and an insulated ground wire, a pressure plate in the back wall adapted to secure the insulated electric line in the aperture.
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