Zipper?
zipper land with zebras and zippers.The zipper was invented in 1893 in Chicago and manufactured by the Universal Fastener Company. They later moved to Hoboken, New Jersey and finally Meadville, Pennsylvania. Other early names included the Automatic Hook and Eye Company, the Big Fat Liar Company and the Hookless Fastener Company.
Thomson's Plum Pudding Model was introduced in 1904.
Boxing debuted at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
To provide a more convenient way of closing clothes and other fabric items than doing up a row of buttons.Who invented it?1851 Nov. 25, Elias Howe Issued a patent on an automatic, continuous clothing closure.1893 Aug. 25, Whitcomb L. Judson Issued a patent on a shoe fastener, hook-and-eye.1894 Universal Fastener Company formed1904 Automatic Hook and Eye Company1913 Otto Frederick Gideon Sundback, Hookless fastener.1917 Mar. 20, Gideon Sundback issued a patent on a Talon, separable fastener.1925 Zipper name, B. F. Goodrich Company, came from the sound.1928 Hookless Fastener Company renamed Talon, Inc.1934 zipper manufacturing, YKK group,Why did they invent it?To replace buttons and make it easier to close pants, shirts, and coats.What was the impact on history?The invention of the zipper put button factories out of business and made it easier to put on coats, pants, shirts, and shoes.
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Another word for a fastener is a snap. A collar fastener is a fastener or snap that is used on a collar.
AT A GLANCE:The design used today, based on interlocking teeth, was invented by an employee of Whitcomb Judson's, Swedish born scientist Gideon Sundback. In 1913 and patented as the "Hookless Fastener" and after more improvements patented in 1917 as the "Separable Fastener". Only after Gideon Sundbach, had remodeled Judson's fastener into a more streamlined and reliable form, was the fastener a success. THE STORYRELATED INFOBOOKSWEB SITESHOW IT WORKSDID YOU KNOW? Invention: zipper in 1913 Function: noun / zip-per / Originally a trademark. Definition: A fastening device consisting of parallel rows of metal, plastic, or nylon teeth on adjacent edges of an opening that are interlocked by a sliding tab. Patent: 1,060,378 (US) issued April 29,1913 Inventor: Gideon Sundback Criteria; First to patent. Modern prototype. . Birth:1880 Death: June 21, 1954 Nationality: Swedish Milestones:1851 Patent # 8,540 issued Nov. 25, automatic, continuous clothing closure, Elias Howe,1893 Patent # 504,037 issued Aug. 25, shoe fastener, hook-and-eye, Whitcomb L. Judson,1894 Universal Fastener Company formed1904 Automatic Hook and Eye Company1905 C-urity, Whitcomb L. Judson,1913 hookless fastener, Otto Frederick Gideon Sundback,1917 Patent # 1,219,881 (US) issued Mar. 20, 1917, Talon, separable fastener, Gideon Sundback,1925 Zipper name, B. F. Goodrich Company,1928 Hookless Fastener Comapny renamed Talon, Inc.1934 zipper manufacturing, YKK group,zipper, clothing, fastening device, apparel, Sundback, Gideon Sundback, Elias Howe, Whitcomb L. Judson, B. F. Goodrich Company, history, invention, facts, inventor, biography. For more, go to this site: * http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/zipper.htm
Boxing debuted at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. --QPaint
because it was first introduced in 1904 games in St.Louis
Introduced iced tea at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
A hookless shower curtain is great. It slides directly on the rod through large holes in the curtain. It eliminates the need for hooks and stops ripping of the curtain or hooks breaking.
A snap fastener is a fastener used on clothing. Usually this type of fastener makes a 'snap' noise when it is fastened. Another word for 'snap fastener' would be 'press stud'.