I tell people “We can only make closures 4 mm small [height].” Partial Lies. …because I predicted my competitor’s actions. They would attack the height. But, I really like a ZS closure height of 6 mm because, per testing, that is a good optimization of size, tensile strength, waterRead More…
Category: Fashion
Hide the Klōs® closure in Plain Sight
One of the greatest things about the Klōs® is its surface area. Greater surface area = Greater design freedom Like the freedom to cover the closure with the same fabric used on the garment. The power of camouflage! In order to secure the fabric around the Klōs®, one canRead More…
Wardrobe Malfunctions
Male and female celebrities alike suffer of zipper woes. Imagine the embarrassment. Numerous people are watching and one’s body is exposed. Million dollar net worth celebrities make headlines and have their image slightly tarnished because of a $0.60 closure. The best way to prevent this is to upgrade to a more durableRead More…
Website Redesign
For the past two weeks, the Zipr Shift website has been under construction. The website that we launched with and that had been up for about 6 months was really terrible. It wasn’t mobile responsive. It was not fit for a tech company. My apologies. I didn’t know what IRead More…
Klōs® Up
ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiipppppp! The zipper is an onomatopoeia. In the 1920s B.F. Goodrich used the device on boots and gave it the name “zipper” after the zip sound that it makes when opened or closed. The zipper’s sound comes from the slider rubbing against the teeth of the zipper. Both theRead More…
Super Strong Slider
Zipr Shift’s zipper tape is super strong. But, so is our slider. There exists an ASTM zipper strength test method called “Slider Tab Pull Off Strength.” This test quantifies how much energy it takes to pull the tab off of a zipper slider. ____________________________________ Cam Lock Pull Tab Holder weakestRead More…
Bags Should Open Like Bags
Purses, totes, briefcases, book bags, and handbags are all packages. They carry things. Why don’t their zippers reflect that? Well, there has never been a durable packaging zipper to use on fabric bags…until now. Introducing durable packaging zippers for fabric bags! The one and only Zipr Shift zipper.
No Slider, No Problem!
See how easy it is to close a Zipr Shift zipper! You don’t even need a slider! It’s watertight, air tight, and gas tight at the push of your finger! No other zipper that is strong and durable enough for clothing can do this! ZiprRead More…
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Upgrading Zippers to the 21st Century
In my last post, I revealed the intentions that sparked my research on zippers and led to inventing the Zipr Shift zipper: the toothed zipper is such a poor design that it fails in its intended use. I want to make the current toothed zippers obsolete. And, the technology that I’ve invented has greatRead More…
Toothed Zippers Belong in Museums
My goal in starting Zipr Shift LLC and inventing what I know to be a superior closure is to make the current zipper technology obsolete. Why? Well, zippers are inadequate… even for what they were made for. Zippers were made to make putting on clothing faster and easier. And, they’re not strongRead More…