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minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoWait, so they don’t want people changing their own wheels if a tire blows out? What kind of crap patent is that?
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoLocking lug nuts are a thing already; this just sounds like they don’t want to give the key to the end consumer.
Wait, so they don’t want people changing their own wheels if a tire blows out? What kind of crap patent is that?
Locking lug nuts are a thing already; this just sounds like they don’t want to give the key to the end consumer.