Swiss Patent No. 295638 for a "Dispositif d’accrochage", the hook-and-loop fastener, commonly known as Velcro.
Velcro loops. Image Credit: Alexander Klink, CC BY 3.0.
1/3 On this day in 1954, Velcro S.A. received Swiss Patent No. 295638 for a “Dispositif d’accrochage”, the hook-and-loop fastener invented by Swiss engineer George de Mestral and later marketed under the brand name Velcro.
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