Electrical plug assembly suitable for mating with two different electrical receptacles conforming to different technical specifications, comprising: a plurality of conductive electrical terminals, each defining a conductive first pin and a conductive second pin; a plug housing in which the plurality of electrical terminals are disposed; a plurality of conductive first pins (24, 26, 28) projecting from a first end surface of the plug housing; a plurality of conductive second pins (32, 34, 36) projecting from a second end surface of the plug housing opposed to the first end surface; pivot posts projecting from the plug housing; an enclosure having two opposed side walls, two opposed end walls (50, 52) and a top wall defining a cavity in which the plug housing is received, wherein said two opposed side walls each define slide posts projecting from the side walls and linear slots in which the pivot posts are received, thereby slideably attaching the enclosure to the plug housing, wherein a first end wall of the two opposed end walls define a first plurality of apertures though which the plurality of first pins (24, 26, 28) may protrude, wherein a second end wall of the two opposed end walls define a second plurality of apertures though which the plurality of second pins (32, 34, 36) may protrude, wherein the plurality of first pins (24, 26, 28) are at least partially enclosed within the enclosure when the plurality of second pins (32, 34, 36) protrude from the second plurality of apertures and the plurality of second pins (32, 34, 36) are at least partially enclosed within the enclosure when the plurality of first pins (24, 26, 28) protrude from the first plurality of apertures; and characterized by a hood pivotally attached to the plug housing and slideably attached to the enclosure and rotatable from a first position to a second position, wherein the hood is configured to urge the enclosure from a first location to a second location, the hood having two sector shaped side walls, each defining arcuate slots and pivot apertures, said pivot posts of the plug housing are received within the pivot apertures thereby pivotally attaching the hood to the plug housing and said slide posts of the enclosure are received within the arcuate slots thereby slideably attaching the hood to the enclosure and limiting rotation of the hood about the pivot posts from the first position to the second position, wherein the slide posts and the arcuate slots cooperate to urge the enclosure from the first location to the second location. a plurality of conductive electrical terminals, each defining a conductive first pin and a conductive second pin; a plug housing in which the plurality of electrical terminals are disposed; a plurality of conductive first pins (24, 26, 28) projecting from a first end surface of the plug housing; a plurality of conductive second pins (32, 34, 36) projecting from a second end surface of the plug housing opposed to the first end surface; pivot posts projecting from the plug housing; an enclosure having two opposed side walls, two opposed end walls (50, 52) and a top wall defining a cavity in which the plug housing is received, wherein said two opposed side walls each define slide posts projecting from the side walls and linear slots in which the pivot posts are received, thereby slideably attaching the enclosure to the plug housing, wherein a first end wall of the two opposed end walls define a first plurality of apertures though which the plurality of first pins (24, 26, 28) may protrude, wherein a second end wall of the two opposed end walls define a second plurality of apertures though which the plurality of second pins (32, 34, 36) may protrude, wherein the plurality of first pins (24, 26, 28) are at least partially enclosed within the enclosure when the plurality of second pins (32, 34, 36) protrude from the second plurality of apertures and the plurality of second pins (32, 34, 36) are at least partially enclosed within the enclosure when the plurality of first pins (24, 26, 28) protrude from the first plurality of apertures; and characterized by a hood pivotally attached to the plug housing and slideably attached to the enclosure and rotatable from a first position to a second position, wherein the hood is configured to urge the enclosure from a first location to a second location, the hood having two sector shaped side walls, each defining arcuate slots and pivot apertures, said pivot posts of the plug housing are received within the pivot apertures thereby pivotally attaching the hood to the plug housing and said slide posts of the enclosure are received within the arcuate slots thereby slideably attaching the hood to the enclosure and limiting rotation of the hood about the pivot posts from the first position to the second position, wherein the slide posts and the arcuate slots cooperate to urge the enclosure from the first location to the second location.