The zipper is found everywhere in the modern world and is used in many applications. But the common zipper was not so common, not long ago:
Elias Howe, inventor of a leader of the sewing machine, patented an early form of zipper in 1851 called the automatic, continuous end clothing. His sewing machine took up most of his time, and gave her an early type of attachment.
The next person in the line of zipper evolution was Whitcomb Judson. A repairerinvented and experimenter, Judson many labor-saving devices, including a type of attachment, has patented the cabinet called closure in 1893. Some of these closures have been used in the clothing industry in 1905, but has proved impractical.
The next step in evolution has led to the zipper as it is today. An employee of Judson's first named Gideon Sundback patented his hookless firm in 1913, with further improvements for the new and improved version of the fastener patented in separable1917th One of the first large customers for this closure was the U.S. Army and the slide has been used in clothing and equipment for U.S. soldiers in World War II.
As the screw has the "hinge" name? The BFGoodrich Company has decided to use new fasteners on its rubber galoshes. A manager to try a prototype of the galoshes by the cap up and down and says, made the sound with the cap "Zip'e up." Then called the name of zip to life. The story seemsapocryphal, but BF Goodrich registered the name as a trademark for overshoes with fasteners, Zipper Boots in 1925. Another article begins with the closure, and put the "hinge" name. BF Goodrich sued to protect its trademark but was allowed to keep only its rights to 'Zipper Boots "and not the name of the closure.
For the first twenty years of existence of the hinge, has been used almost exclusively for boots and bags of tobacco.
In 1930, campaigns for childrenClothes, which were equipped with zippers stressed the independence of the closure for the children would dress. If French fashion enthusiast used in 1937 on the zipper of the pants of men, the zipper replaced buttons for fastening the fly of trousers.
Clothing with zippers was seen as inappropriate for women because the clothing could be taken quickly. Many religious leaders for the use of zippers for this reason, he frowned and hinges are usually found in men andchildren's clothing for a number of years.
The hinges are now not only materials of metal, nylon and others. Available in various colors, lengths and designs.