@[email protected] to Dull Men's ClubEnglish • edit-217 hours agoI treated myself to a brand spankin new box of wood screws..files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1260arrow-down1imageI treated myself to a brand spankin new box of wood screws..files.catbox.moe@[email protected] to Dull Men's ClubEnglish • edit-217 hours agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 hours agoI think it has to do with patents and royalties
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-24 hours agoThe last related patent for Philips expired in the 60’s. No royalties are required since then. Also, the patents were filed with USPTO, which nobody outside the US care about.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•10 hours agoExactly, phillips heads and others still being on patent, but not torx. Therefore torx being the budget option.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 hours agoExactly the opposite. Philips screws are no longer patented.
I think it has to do with patents and royalties
The last related patent for Philips expired in the 60’s. No royalties are required since then. Also, the patents were filed with USPTO, which nobody outside the US care about.
Exactly, phillips heads and others still being on patent, but not torx. Therefore torx being the budget option.
Exactly the opposite. Philips screws are no longer patented.
In that case, I’m completely wrong :)