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Flatter and Safer
It took 75 years for someone to redesign the electrical plug.
Robert Dickie created a plug thinner than a base board - it
lies flat against the wall and so does the electrical wire.
This means that furniture can be pushed right up against it.
The FlatPlug is difficult for children to play with, but easy
for adults to pull on the metal handle and avoid weakening
the
wire where it connects to the plug. Popular Science magazine
declared the FlatPlug one of the 100 greatest science and technology
achievements of 1991.
Protecting the FlatPlug
Robert Dickie is an inventor and entrepreneur. He believes in
the importance of research and development. Like most new products,
the FlatPlug was patented
to protect his intellectual property.
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FLATPLUG
Designed By: Robert Dickie
When: 1991
Manufactured by: Paige Manufacturing Inc., King City,
Ontario
Made of: plastic, electrical wire
Dimensions 212 cm long |
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