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The YKK Group (YKKグループ, Waikeikei Gurūpu) is a Japanese group of manufacturing companies. They are the world's largest zipper manufacturer, also producing other fastening products, architectural products, plastic hardware and industrial machinery. The initials YKK stand for Yoshida Kōgyō Kabushiki gaisha (吉田工業株式会社, lit.
A zipper consists of a slider mounted on two rows of metal or plastic teeth that are designed to interlock and thereby join the material to which the rows are attached. The slider, usually operated by hand, contains a Y-shaped channel that, by moving along the rows of teeth, meshes or separates them, depending on the direction of the slider's ...
A Ziploc-branded storage bag Close-up from a cross section of the sealing mechanism. A zipper storage bag, slider storage bag, zipper bag, zip lock 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 way to a zip fastener ...
The Lucerna Magic Lantern Web Resource [1] and the Magic Lantern and Lantern Slide Catalog Collection on Media History Digital Library [2] offer sources that display the range of terminology used. This list welcomes all references, independent of the term that the respective collection uses to describe its material.
The discbox slider (also called DBS) is a 100% carton board optical disc packaging concept developed by the multinational paper and board company Stora Enso. The case is comparable with the plastic jewel or Amaray case when it comes to size, but has more of the features of the LP style cases in terms of weight and printability.
Drawing of 1917 slide fastener patent filing. 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 ...
The slide is an example of the simple machine known as the inclined plane, [1] [circular reference] which makes moving objects up and down easier, or in this case more fun. The slide may be flat, or half cylindrical or tubular to prevent falls. Slides are usually constructed of plastic, metal, and sometimes concrete. They have a smooth surface ...
A buckle or clasp is a device used for fastening two loose ends, with one end attached to it and the other held by a catch in a secure but adjustable manner. [1] Often taken for granted, the invention of the buckle was indispensable in securing two ends before the invention of the zipper .