Taps/Adapters/Plugs

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The opposite of a plug. It has slots or openings on the inside designed to receive male receptacles or plugs. Technically known as a female...

It allows you to use a plug with three prongs in a receptacle that has only two slots. Cube-shaped plastic or rubber. Has a small U-shaped...

Also known as a surge suppressor or a power strip. Achieves the same purpose of a tap, but has a cord that plugs into an outlet and a strip of...

Like the table tap, it plugs into an existing outlet to increase the number of outlets at a location. It typically has four to six...

Connects to the power supply through the receptacle. Technically, it is a male receptacle. Available in polarized and non-polarized versions....

Adapts a light socket for use as a single...

Screws into light sockets to adapt them for use as two outlets while keeping the function of a light socket. Also known as a current tap or...

Also known as a plug-in strip or plug-in outlet adapter. Increases the number of outlets available at a single outlet. One side plugs into an...

Adapts a single light socket for a double light socket. Y-shaped and holds bulbs at an angle from one...

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