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In , Judson opened the Universal Fastener Company in New Jersey and was issued a second patent for a device that used metal hooks and eyes that had to be manually laced into the boot or shoe, but it was an improvement because the device functioned as a single unit instead of as individual clasps. And it eventually flopped because it would spring open on occasion. Finally, in , Sundback revised the design. He developed a model that used interlocking oval scoops instead of hooks that could be joined together tightly by a slider in one single movement.
This final design is recognized as what we know as the modern zipper. In the early stages of production, zippers were used for boots and tobacco pouches. During World War I, the device was used by military and Navy designers for flying suits and money belts, which helped prove to the public that the device was truly durable.
By , the B. No strings - No buttons. In the zipper defeated the button once and for all when fashion designers installed the zip in men's trousers.
With that validation the zipper overshadowed the button as the way to fasten trousers to avoid those embarrassing moments where you forget to button up. Browse our Zipper selection for a complete list of zipper products. The man on the other side of the zipper is Swedish-born Gideon Sundback. In , he came up with something he called the Hookless No. No more tricky buckles or time-consuming hook-and-eye fasteners. Sundback also created the machine to manufacture his new device and set up the Lightning Fastener Company in St.
Catharines, Ontario, to do just that.
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