Hook-and-loop fastener

device · 1955 · Digital age

A fastener of hooks and loops, copied from burdock (de Mestral).

What it is made of

• Hook tape — has part. Stiff hooks.
• Loop tape — has part. Soft loops.

Principles and materials it uses

• Biomimetics — uses. The idea was borrowed from burdock burrs — an example of biomimetics (the term appeared later than the fastener).
• Nylon — is made of. Nylon hooks and loops.

Things built in a similar way

• Zip — works like. An alternative fastener.

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