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this plug doesn't have the little holes (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by TurnItOff_OnAgain to c/mildlyinteresting

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[–] schmidtster 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Technology connections got it wrong. The oldest receptacle he used was from the 2000s. He also didn’t do any research. Modern manufactures keep doing it for the all the old receptacles out there. It’s why the hole size IS specified by NEMA if you are going to include them.

Theres plenty of patents that specify the locking function, and even some modern patents refer to those old locking features with their features.