Every time before going out, the boots are so long and there are so many buttons. It takes at least half an hour to wear and take off heels. It makes people feel sore and back pain. The nobles can also have servants to help, but if they are the people who follow the trend, they w

When you wore these shoes before 1914, you saw such lace straps, and did you have ten thousand alpacas running by in your heart?

Every time before going out, the boots are so long and there are so many buttons. It takes at least half an hour to wear and take off heels. It makes people feel sore and back pain. The nobles can also have servants to help, but if they are the people who follow the trend, they will be exhausted. Some people would rather wear shoes to sleep than take them off, but when shoes covered with horse manure roll over the sheets, do you still want this bed? It would be another matter whether to cover your feet or not.

But the problem is that this was a popular model in society at that time! What should I chase if I don’t chase the trend? Those who show off their wealth also need to put a row of precious metals inlaid with gems!

If it were now, installing a zipper will solve all this perfectly!

zipper can be developed because this friend is lazy cancer.

This small zipper is the zipper in English. It relies on the continuous arrangement of chain elements to make the items merge or separate, and more than 20,000 human patents are condensed in front, back and forth! It is widely used, not only in the most common luggage, shoes, hats and clothing, but also in the fields of aerospace, medical and military. It is well deserved to say that it has changed the world.

986, the United States selected the ten inventions that had the greatest impact on human life in the 20th century. Zippers ranked first and were called "the miracle of the world" by BBC.

In 1891, Whitcomb Judson, who was determined to find a way out of lazy cancer. He tinkered for a long time and invented a device called "lock", which is the predecessor of the zipper.

In November of that year, Judson submitted his "lock" design description to the US Patent Office, hoping to apply for an invention patent, and the description is: It can be used as a shoe buckle

It is very regrettable that the application has not been passed because many people have already made efforts in this regard and have submitted applications to obtain patents. Judson did not give up and continued to study optimization. He submitted a modified version in 1892, and submitted a new version again in August 1893 and finally passed the patent application.

"hooked" two metal components, one male and one female, are also equivalent to tying them together. The core selling point is: no longer need to tying them one by one.

is collected in the original C-curity of the Hoboken Museum in the United States. The principle of locking is to "hook" two metal components, one male and one female, by sliding up and down,

However, after the products produced by the "locking" are sold to the market, in addition to being criticized as too bulky, they often cannot be pulled up, cannot be pulled away, or suddenly collapsed in unexpected situations. This invention is not perfect enough, and manufacturers gradually lose interest in this invention.

Especially when the clothing company saw it, it was useless! Not only is it bulky, it is also fatal to get stuck. What if you can't wear it when stuck there, what if you can't take it off? In addition, it is too embarrassing to suddenly collapse.

In 1913, a Swedish American electrical engineer named Gideon Sundback took Judson's stick and continued to study the commercialization of "locks".

Tambeck spent 5 years studying and optimizing Judson's "locking lock". He canceled the "locking lock" and "eye hook" methods, but instead adopted "bite". This idea really changed the disadvantages of the original locking lock, and the prototype of the zipper was initially revealed.

The "tresses" on both sides look exactly the same, and the yin and yang of each other are sliding through the designed and improved "Y-shaped line" channel.

And the number of teeth in the past 2.5cm is increased to 10. In addition, Thornbeck also combined both sides with sturdy fabrics

also has a straight climb in appearance. More importantly, Thornbeck has also developed a mass production process, which can be said that everything revolves around the direction of "monetization".

"Fasteners" (Fasteners), Thornbeck successfully applied for a patent in 1917 under this name.

US patent US1219881 (British patent GB12261/1915) approved on March 20, 1917 is the source of the current zipper.

The name "zipper" comes from Thornbeck and his partner company "B.F. Goodrich Company". In 1923, Thunbeck worked with the company to use its "detachable fasteners" on their rubber boots.

An employee of the company's sales department introduced him to the customer during sales. This is fastener , which feels awkward. With a sudden inspiration, it was suggested that he change his name to "Zipper", because Zip has a quick meaning, and its pronunciation is very similar to the sound made when the zipper is moved, and everyone agreed.

The Chinese translation is "zipper", and this name has been used until now.

However, the luck of the zipper product is indeed bad!

Although I have successively cooperated with many boot factories and garment factories, I just can't become popular and have been in a sluggish state of being able to survive but not making any profits.

WWII , an occasional incident made this product turn the world.

Unfortunately a plane crash occurred during a flight show in Place de la Concorde in Paris. Later investigation was conducted, and the reason was that the buttons on the pilot's clothes fell into the parts of the aircraft. In order to prevent such a thing from happening on its own plane, the US military purchased tens of thousands of zippers from Thanbeck's factory in one go and made flight jackets in the form of zippers.

In this way, the Sangbek salted fish turned over, and other countries also followed suit, and orders flew in like snowflakes.

By 1930, Thunburke's company could sell 20 million zippers each year, with a wide range of applications, ranging from pen boxes to large as motorboat hoods. The garment industry is still waiting and watching.

Until the mid-1930s, fashion designer Isa Scarpareli used zippers for the first time. "The New Yorker" even described the "close zippers" of the Spring Festival of 1935. But it is actually children's clothing that has set off a bigger wave. People believe that zipper clothing can enhance children's autonomy. The famous writer Huxley is also adding fuel to the fire. In his famous work " Beautiful New World ", he proposed the idea of ​​using zippers as men's "trouser door". In 1937, his vision was put into reality by the manufacturer and won unanimous praise.

After that, the garment industry began to truly accept zippers and became the most widely used field of zippers. In 1937, Thunderbolt officially renamed the company "TalonTalon Zipper Company". Later, Tyrone was called a world-class zipper company, together with Japan's Yoshida Co., Ltd. and Switzerland's Oputran Company.

However, Tyrone's early products were not well-established. The more awkward feel when used has been criticized, and there are also various problems such as rust and stuck. They were defeated by the new leader of the zipper industry, YKK, that is, the rear Tyrone zipper sinks. But it’s not bragging or black, TALON’s retro zipper is very awesome.

At the same time, for vintage enthusiasts, finding a Schott NYC leather jacket with traditional Talon zippers will inevitably feel ecstatic.

A Schott NYC wallet with traditional Talon zipper.

In 1934, 3S, the predecessor of Yoshida Co., Ltd., was established, and later Japanese manufacturing legend Tadao Yoshida took to the historical stage.

The king of zippers Yoshida Tadao

After 1937, the zipper industry flourished in Japan, and 3S was the leader, and it was renamed Yoshida Co., Ltd. During World War II, Japan implemented wartime economic controls, prohibiting domestic industry and commerce from using copper, and the zipper at that time was made of copper as the main raw material. Tadao Yoshida had no choice but to become a milestone in the industry. After repeated trial and error, he decided to use aluminum to make zippers, becoming the first person in the world to use aluminum instead of copper to make zippers. Since then, he has also developed aluminium alloy zipper with strong hardness and lightness. In 1950, the automatic fastener was imported and entered the first step of mechanized production. Then, the automatic pull-head stamping machine was independently developed, which led to the progress of Japan's zipper industry. It was also at this time that Yoshida launched the trademark "YKK".

YKK is also alongside Toyota, Sony , etc., becoming a symbol of Japan's industry. In 1969, the United States successfully landed on the moon and . The clothes worn by the first astronaut to step on the moon were made of zippers made by YKK.

This Japanese brand uses Japanese precise processes, raw materials and management methods, basically representing industry standards. And its price is about 10 times that of other brands of zippers. Just a zipper alone creates $2.5 billion in turnover for YKK in a year, becoming one of the world's top 500 companies and becoming the largest market share owner of the zipper industry .

RIRI

In addition to ykk, there are actually a large number of brands of zippers for everyone to choose from. The high-end one is used for Swiss Army Knife , and Bally's bag is also used. Many advertisements for brand-name clothes and outdoor products, in addition to promoting brands of clothes and outdoor products, also use zippers such as LAMPO and YYK to prove the grade and quality of the product.

LAMPO

LAMPO Zipper is relatively high-end brand zipper in zipper. If YKK is Volkswagen Toyota among zipper brands, LAMPO is Mercedes-Benz in zipper industry. LAMPO and RIRI have occupied the high-end market of the world's zipper industry. Many zippers commonly used by first-tier brands, such as Gucci, Prada, Versace, Balenciaga, etc. zipper brands with similar grades as YKK, as well as IDEAL, as well as IDEAL, as well as the United States. It is on American brands such as POLO Ralph Lauren and CK, as well as some of the familiar products of Air Jordan and Adidas Originals.

OPTI

This zipper is mainly used by European brands, and the advantage is that there are almost no fakes. If you use this brand of zipper for the clothes, it is most likely that it will be the original European order.

at the end: In 2006, Gideon Sundback was selected for the "American Inventors Hall of Fame" for the great product of zipper. Google specially DIYed the homepage on the 132nd anniversary of his birth to commemorate.