Sometimes trying to plug a cord into a wall socket is like an adult version of that children’s toy where you have to match the shapes up to get them to fit. No, it shouldn’t be difficult but imagine what it’s like for the disabled and vision impaired. Baek Kil Hyun’s solution is modifying the traditional prongs into two half-hemspheric rings. Theoretically, this makes it much easier to use and actually slightly resembles the universal power icon.
Designer: Baek Kil Hyun
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Correction: “modifying the traditional prongs” should say “receptacle” or “socket,” as the prongs attached to the cord are unchanged.
Also, providing a slight concave curve within the socket would help to guide the plug in more easily, as well (but not sure about the safety of the resulting gap, though).
Correction: “modifying the traditional prongs” should say “receptacle” or “socket,” as the prongs attached to the cord are unchanged.
Also, providing a slight concave curve within the socket would help to guide the plug in more easily, as well (but not sure about the safety of the resulting gap, though).
So dangerous..
So dangerous..
Please expound Jason. How exactly is it dangerous?
There would be no way of knowing which leg of the recepticle is the hot (live) leg. That is why the prongs are different. This would create the potential of something like theexterior of an a metal lamp being electricaly live even when the lamp was swiched off.
It would be better just to make a guide groove instead of a larger hole. Not only because of safety, but also as it would require a minimal change in production. Current designs use two pieces of metal clamping the leg of the plug. Making the entire hole larger would require a lot more metal and a whole new design.
Just help guide the plug to the right position would improve the design a lot.
Wouldn't two concentric circles be even easier? And if you don't want it to rotate, two concentric squares. Maybe I should become a designer…
Wouldn't two concentric circles be even easier? And if you don't want it to rotate, two concentric squares. Maybe I should become a designer…
how would you fit a 3 prong cord?
in Europe you don't have them
except for UK, Italy, Denmark, Ireland and Switzerland? Oh and how about the French with a peg in the socket that fit into a hole in the plug at the cable? https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/AC…
I do love the type C though.
how would you fit a 3 prong cord?
in Europe you don't have them
except for UK, Italy, Denmark, Ireland and Switzerland? Oh and how about the French with a peg in the socket that fit into a hole in the plug at the cable? https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/AC…
I do love the type C though.
in Europe you don't have them
Not new design.
Not new design.
Can't be universal because we use different voltage around the world. In US 110V in Europe 220/230V. So what happens if you plug in your device made for 110V into a 220/230V plug?
Can't be universal because we use different voltage around the world. In US 110V in Europe 220/230V. So what happens if you plug in your device made for 110V into a 220/230V plug?