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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...
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  • hook-and-loop fasteners, which de Mestral invented. Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral who studied at EPFL invented his first touch fastener...
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    drawing pin (thumbtack) flange frog grommet hook-and-eye closure hook and loop fastener Velcro latch nail and rivet solid/round head rivets semi-tubular...
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  • engineer who invented the hook and loop fastener which he named Velcro. He was born to Albert de Mestral, an agronomist engineer, and Marthe de Goumoëns in...
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    excellent mechanism for seed dispersal, led to the invention of the hook and loop fastener. Plants of the genus Arctium have dark green leaves that can grow...
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    clothing fastener Hook-and-loop fastener, a type of textile fastener Hook hand, also called prosthesis, an artificial hand replacement made from a hook Lifting...
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    enforcement holsters and their myriad accessories for similar reasons – replaced in both fields largely by hook and loop fasteners in recent decades. Press...
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    Buckle Drawstring Watch strap Phone strap Snap fastener Strapping (punishment) Hook and loop fastener "strap". New Oxford American Dictionary. Oxford...
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    attachable hook-and-eye, without any stitching required. A similar hook and eye for brassieres was patented in 1902 by the M.E. Company. The fasteners were...
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    A clevis fastener is a two-piece fastener system consisting of a clevis and a clevis pin head. The clevis is a U-shaped piece that has holes at the end...
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    rigid fabric such nylon and neoprene that allow limited mobility of the foot and conform to the ankle by a hook and loop fastener. To ensure its fixation...
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    this may be alleviated with the use of sealing features, such as hook and loop fastener, adhesive, magnets, or other materials. The thickness of glass will...
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    resource.[citation needed] The bur of burdock was the inspiration for hook and loop fastener, also known as Velcro. Common bur-bearing plants include: Acanthospermum...
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    features such as shoulder pockets affixed with hook-and-loop fasteners, chest-worn rank insignia, and a new collar. The experimental features used on...
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    glove only, allowing it to be flipped over (normally held back by a hook-and-loop fastener or a button) to transform the garment from a mitten to a glove....
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    radar equipment had melted the candy in his pocket. The Velcro hook-and-loop fastener. George de Mestral came up with the idea after a bird hunting trip...
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    with thick soles and durable straps, sometimes adjustable straps often secured with hook-and-loop fasteners, they give support and stability on uneven...
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    angled surfaces where pedals and external power supplies attach using hook-and-loop fasteners or other techniques, and often have a removable lid when...
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    another hook and loop fastener is typically used on the inner sides of the opening to allow the rider to close the boot over the foot, ankle, and leg. This...
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    typically have long sleeves and are open down the front, and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners (AKA velcro), toggles, a belt...
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    Pattern) was made in the UCP pattern, and had the addition of hook-and-loop fasteners for name tape, rank insignia and unit patches, with the shoulder straps...
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    either permanently stitched to the leather or attached with a Velcro hook-and-loop fastener. These jackets were previously adorned with various "mission patches...
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    through. The scarf is the next portion of the sewing needle. It allows for the hook to form a stitch. The last part of a sewing needle is the point. The point...
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    components are as follows: Polyester bootwall Quick-release fasteners Hook and loop (Velcro) fastener tapes Bootwall end panel Roll-up fabric door Adjustable...
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    Tabi (category Japanese words and phrases)
    tabi with kohaze hook-and-loop fasteners Knitted stretch-on tabi, no fasteners Sheer tabi Woven tabi Close-up of kohaze Sewing the loops Brightly patterned...
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    Scotch tape (category CS1 maint: date and year)
    and removable varieties; and resists drying out and yellowing. [citation needed] In Japan, "Magic Tape" is a trademark of Kuraray for a hook-and-loop...
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  • Metaklett (category Fasteners)
    "metal" and Klettband, "Velcro ribbon") is a fastening material made of steel that acts on a similar principle to conventional hook and loop fasteners. It...
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    matador, but the lances are tipped with fabric hook and loop (e.g. Velcro) and they are aimed at hook-and-loop covered pads secured to the bull's shoulder...
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    late Medieval and Tudor cap hooks. Surviving Dress Hooks Twisted silver wire dress fastener, ca. 1350–1500, London Copper alloy dress hook, ca. 1550–1700...
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    latches, clips, bands, Hook-and-loop fasteners, etc. When using devices that hold flaps down and out of the way, they can be stacked and stored open or moved...
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