The hardest part about responding to everyone’s testing questions is… so many don’t apply. Not only do many zipper consumers not understand the testing requirements of current zippers, but they’re all stuck in a mindset of nitpicking between the exact same things. All toothed zippers look and function the same/similarly.Read More…
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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…
Stronger Closure for Flexible Packaging
Zipr Shift has invented a new packaging zipper track that is much more durable than the current packaging zipper track. It will allow for much heavier items to be placed in resealable packages. The strength comes from the internal metal clips that provide rigidity and from the flanges that grip andRead More…
Research & Development: Iteration, Innovation, Disruption
Recently, I was interviewed by Jeff St. Clair of WKSU NPR about what led me to disrupt zippers: Young Cleveland Entrepreneur Looks to Undo the Zipper Industry. It all started with my rabbit eating the zipper on my laptop case. I seek to disrupt zippers where others have merelyRead 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…
Product Development- Preliminary Testing
I, Tésia Thomas, Founder of Zipr Shift LLC and Inventor of the Zipr Shift zipper will not fool you into believing and desiring a technology that doesn’t exist, function, or otherwise. I am fully transparent about the development of the product. Ask me anything! However, the best thing about a fullyRead More…
Coming Soon: Zipr Shift Replacements
You’ve seen some of what Zipr Shift is and can be, but starting later this month, we’ll be showing off some items where we’ve replaced old-fashioned zippers with our new, modern zipper. Check out a sneak peek below! We’ll see y’all soon enough with full replacements and instructions so that you canRead More…