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2. 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 ...

3. List of generic and genericized trademarks - Wikipedia

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   Velcro: Hook-and-loop fastener: Velcro Companies: Used as generic, but still trademarked. [228] Often used as a verb. [229] Vetsin Monosodium glutamate: Tien Chun Ve-Tsin: Philippine term for monosodium glutamate, from the formerly most popular brand. Ajinomoto leads the monosodium glutamate market presently, but people still refer to it as ...

4. Velcro Companies - Wikipedia

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   Velcro IP Holdings LLC, [2] [4] [5] trading as Velcro Companies and commonly referred to as Velcro (pronounced / ˈ v ɛ l k r oʊ /), [1] is a British privately held company, founded by Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral in the 1950s. It is the original manufacturer of hook-and-loop fasteners, which de Mestral invented. [2]

5. List of adhesive tapes - Wikipedia

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   The side coated with adhesive is prevented from sticking together with wax paper. Autoclave tape Adhesive tape used in autoclaving. Bondage tape Adheres to itself without using sticky adhesives; this tape is used in bondage. Box-sealing tape Pressure-sensitive, used for sealing corrugated boxes. Adhesive is usually coated on a polypropylene or ...

6. Pressure-sensitive tape - Wikipedia

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   Pressure-sensitive tape or pressure-sensitive adhesive tape (PSA tape) is an adhesive tape that sticks when pressure is applied without the need for a solvent (such as water) or heat for activation. It is also known in various countries as self-stick tape , sticky tape , or just adhesive tape and tape , as well as genericized trademarks , such ...

7. Double-sided tape - Wikipedia

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   Most adhesive tapes are manufactured in log form, such as a large 1 to 3 meter wide roll, and then an adhesive tape converter is used to slit the rolls into the required widths. One type of double-sided tape, known as lingerie tape , secures clothing to skin, and is used with strapless dresses or loose skirts, and as a temporary fix for fallen ...