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Elias Howe received a patent for an "automatic, continuous clothing closure"
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Whitcomb Judson created the "clasp locker", designed to fasten shoes.
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Gideon Sundback received the patent for the "separable fastener". It was the modern day zipper
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The B.F. Goodrich company came up with the name "zipper" for the invention
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The invention was originally trademarked for overshoes and any of the fasteners that were created under the company's name
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The fashion industry finally began to campaign clothing that included zippers.
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The zipper became more popular than buttons on men's bottoms with French fashion designers