This slider-style socket idea (in this case rendered by Chen Yinfeng) is actually not brand new. In fact, variants on the core idea date back decades to designs that either failed on the safety front or simply had issues with securing plugs – still, while it might not have worked back then, new materials and internal regulations make this a prime candidate for inventing anew.
Obviously, there are still issues to be solved: like how to accommodate plugs that have non-parallel prongs set at odd angles, or work with two versus three-prong plug tips and so forth. Still, in a world where manufacturers still seem unable to standardize their cord systems something like this might help reduce the hassle of connecting cords if a few fundamental design problems could be addressed.
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Redesigned: 3-Prong Power Cords into Flat & Portable Plugs
Sometimes, companies spend fortunes on industrial design teams for decades only to be outdone by a simple student project like this one: a flat fold-out version of the traditional three-prong power cord as thin and mobile as the Apple MacBook Air. In the United States we are familiar with the slightly-fattening third prong but in the United Kingdom the typical cord tip is even bigger, t... Click Here to Read More »»| < Prev | Next > |
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