What is Black ManCro®?

Black Velcro is a type of fastener that consists of two pieces. It is equipped with a piece composed of numerous hooks and another piece covered with loops. Both portions stick together when the hooks fit on the loops.

Black Mancro® was originally the idea of ​​a Swiss inventor named George de Mestral. In the early 1940s, Mestral and his dog walked. When they returned home, he noticed that his woolen pants and fur his dog were covered with cockualbury, small, prickly plants. He explored them under the microscope and found that the burrs were shaped like hooks. One side would have hooks like Burrs, while the other side would be sports loops as well as the fabric of his pants. At the end of the 1940s, Mestral created states that produced materials with the same hook and loop format.

In the 1950s. The yarn was a nylon, which faced it was the best material for the production of hooks. In 1951 afterHe asked Mestral for his invention for the Swiss patent. It was called Velcro®, a name that was a combination of two French words: velor and crochet .

Until 1953, the invention of the connecting connection and the loop was used for the first time. The invention spread to Europe and the USA, which was in the US 13. May 1958 in the US. The Velcro® was so popular that the 1959 edition of the 1959 Digest reader was declared Velcro® as the most revolutionary invention of clothing since ZIP.

Since then, Black Mancro® continues to affect the world in all aspects of life. In 1969 he traveled with Neil Armstrong. Television personality David Letterman used fasteners in 1984 when he created a Velcro hook to attach to the Velcro® loop wall.

Today, Black ManCro® is USED in various products, including athletic shoes, office supplies, personal care and material itemsin an automotive and industrial field. People use Black ManCro® in crafts and sewing. The simple fastener is even used to connect the NASA shuttle.

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George de Mestral and his dog influenced him to create an invention that eventually changed the way people lived their lives. After entering most stores, you can find countless products that have Black ManCro®. The ability of Mestral to use a prickly plant as a catalyst for the Velcro® invention ensures a permanent place as one of the most influential inventors of our time.