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2. Velcro Companies - Wikipedia

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   Hook-and-loop fastener, invented by de Mestral. Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral who studied at EPFL invented his first touch fastener when, in 1941, he went for a walk in the Alps, and wondered why burdock seeds clung to his woolen socks and coat, and also his dog Milka. [2] [6] He discovered it could be turned into something useful ...

3. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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   Hook-and-loop fasteners, commonly known as Velcro (a genericized trademark), hook-and-pile fasteners or touch fasteners are versatile fastening devices that allow two surfaces to be repeatedly attached and detached with ease. Invented in the mid-20th century, they are widely used in clothing, accessories, and various industrial and consumer ...

4. Tape Wrangler - Wikipedia

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   Tape Wrangler is a duct tape dispenser produced by Stexley-Brake, LLC. [1] [2] The tape gun is designed to dispense straight and smooth pieces of tape, working in the same way as tape dispensers do for pressure-sensitive tape. [3] [4] [5] The product was launched in 2008. [citation needed]

5. Back closure - Wikipedia

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   Dress with a discreet back zipper at the seam. A back closure is a means for fastening a garment at the rear, such as with a zipper, hooks-and-eyes or buttons.Back closures were once common on Western female clothing, but have recently become less so, especially on female casual and business attire.

6. Wallet - Wikipedia

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   A trifold wallet with pockets for notes and cards, and a window to display an identification card. A wallet is a flat case or pouch, often used to carry small personal items such as physical currency, debit cards, and credit cards; identification documents such as driving licence, identification card, club card; photographs, transit pass, business cards and other paper or laminated cards.

7. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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   zip (short for zip fastener) a fastening device (US: zipper) a sharp, hissing sound impetus file format for compressed files ("archive.zip") zero (often in scores, similar to the UK's nil) (often all cap.) the ZIP code (from Zone Improvement Plan), the postal code used by the USPS

8. Wrangler (brand) - Wikipedia

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   The Wrangler brand is now recognized [clarification needed] in 22 European countries. 2005: Wrangler's last U.S. sewing plant is closed. 2011: Wrangler conducts consumer design competition to find the next thing in jeans. [6] The winner, Song Anh Nguyen of Greensboro, had her design produced by Wrangler and made available for sale. [7]

9. Punched pocket - Wikipedia

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   Three punched pockets. A punched pocket (UK English), plastic wallet (UK English), poly pocket (UK English), slippery fish (Sussex, England), sheet protector (US English), plastic sleeves (AU English), “page protector” (US English), or sometimes perforated document bag, is a flat, slit plastic bag with a perforated edge used to hold paper documents.