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2. Zipper - Wikipedia

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   The word zipper is onomatopoetic, as the device makes a high-pitched zip when used. Examples of special zippers with different tape materials, colors and patterns. In many jackets and similar garments, the opening is closed completely when the slider is at the top end. Some jackets have double-separating zippers with two sliders on the tape.

3. Barrier transfer machine - Wikipedia

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   Road Zipper machine at the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California. A barrier transfer machine, also known as zipper machine or road zipper, is a type of heavy vehicle that is used to transfer concrete lane dividers, such as Jersey barriers, in order to relieve traffic congestion during rush hours. Many other cities use them temporarily ...

4. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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   It is especially popular in clothing where it replaces buttons or zippers, and as a shoe fastener for children who have not yet learned to tie shoelaces. Hook-and-loop fasteners are used in adaptive clothing , which is designed for people with physical disabilities, the elderly, and the infirm, who may experience difficulty dressing themselves ...

5. Zipper storage bag - Wikipedia

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   A Ziploc-branded storage bag Close-up from a cross section of the sealing mechanism. A zipper storage bag, slider storage bag, zipper bag, ziplock bag, zip-lock bag, ziploc bag, or zippie is an inexpensive flexible rectangular storage bag, usually transparent, made of polyethylene [1] [2] or similar plastic, that can be sealed and opened many times, either by a slider, which works in a similar ...

6. Jersey barrier - Wikipedia

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   Standing at 42 inches (107 cm), it is 10 inches (25 cm) taller than the standard Jersey barrier. Ontario's Ministry of Transportation has been replacing guiderails (steel guardrail and steel box-beam) with these tall wall barriers on 400-series highways since the early 1990s, while the City of Toronto is doing likewise on portions of the ...

7. Talon Zipper - Wikipedia

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   Talon was the first slide fastener, a/k/a zipper, manufacturing company. It was founded in 1893 as the Universal Fastener Company, manufacturing hookless fasteners for shoes. In 1913 it moved to Meadville, Pennsylvania, becoming the first manufacturer of zippers. The company flourished through the 1960s when it is estimated that seven out of ...