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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Franklin Gurney, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
Noah Singer, White Plains, NY (US);
Khaalid Persaud Juggan McMillan, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Ryan Elsasser, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Suraush Khambati, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an electrical plug insertable into a power outlet of a receptacle, where the electrical plug includes a ground pin with an indent. The apparatus further includes a retention mechanism enclosed by the receptacle includes a rod configured to interact with the indent of the ground pin, where the rod seated within the indent of the ground pin prevents a removal of the electrical plug from the power outlet.