UL 859-2021 pdf download – Household Electric Personal Grooming Appliances.
5 Glossary 5.1 For the purpose of this standard the following definitions apply. 5.2 APPLIANCE COUPLER – A single-outlet, female contact device for attachment to a flexible cord as part of a detachable power-supply cord to be connected to an appliance inlet (motor attachment plug). 5.3 APPLIANCE INLET (MOTOR ATTACHMENT PLUG) – A male contact device mounted on an end product appliance to provide an integral blade configuration for the connection of an appliance coupler or cord connector. 5.4 APPLIANCE (FLATIRON) PLUG – An appliance coupler type of device having a cord guard and a slot configuration specified for use with heating or cooking appliances. 5.5 AUTOMATIC CONTROL – A device intended for automatic control of operating time, temperature, or pressure under conditions of intended operation and not for protection against conditions resulting from abnormal operations. 5.6 AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED APPLIANCE一An appliance that complies with one or more of the following conditions: a) The repeated starting of the appliance is independent of any manual control if, after one complete cycle of operation, a limit device or similar component opens the circuit; b) During any single preset cycle of operation, the motor is caused to stop and restart; c) When the appliance is energized, the initial starting of the motor may be intentionally delayed beyond intended, conventional starting; and d) For an appliance using a motor with a separate starting winding, during any single predetermined cycle of operation, automatic changing of the mechanical load reduces the motor speed sufficiently to re-establish starting-winding connections to the supply circuit.
5.12 CONTROL, PROTECTIVE – A device or assembly of devices, the operation of which is intended to reduce the risk of electric shock, fire or injury to persons during reasonably anticipated abnormal operation of the appliance. Protective controls are also referred to as “limiting controls” and“safety controls.” Note一During the evaluation of the protective control/circuit, the protective functions are verifed under normal and single-fault conditions of the control. 5.13 CONTROL, TYPE 1 ACTION – The actuation of an automatic control for which the manufacturing deviation and the drift (tolerance before and after certain conditions) of its operating value, operating time, or operating sequence has not been declared and tested under this standard. 5.14 CONTROL, TYPE 2 ACTION – The actuation of an automatic control for which the manufacturing deviation and the drift (tolerance before and after certain conditions) of its operating value, operating time, or operating sequence have been declared and tested under this standard. 5.15 CORD CONNECTOR – A female contact device wired on flexible cord for use as an extension from an outlet to make a detachable electrical connection to an attachment plug or, as an appliance coupler, to an equipment inlet.