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I bought this spring loaded hinge and I was surprised at those star-shaped screw holes. The sales assistant at the hardware shop was clueless. I was not able to find any explanation on the web, including ChatGPT. Any suggestions?

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This shape saves a machining step of countersinking the holes. The screw heads bend the tabs in when installing.

Countersunk star holes

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