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The Modern Day Zipper

By Jsosa1117

  • Elias Howe received a patent for an "automatic, continuous clothing closure"

  • Whitcomb Judson created the "clasp locker", designed to fasten shoes.

  • Gideon Sundback received the patent for the "separable fastener". It was the modern day zipper

  • The B.F. Goodrich company came up with the name "zipper" for the invention

  • The invention was originally trademarked for overshoes and any of the fasteners that were created under the company's name

  • The fashion industry finally began to campaign clothing that included zippers.

  • The zipper became more popular than buttons on men's bottoms with French fashion designers