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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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…
Peek Inside the Zipr Shift Zipper
Our zipper tape with transparent exoskeleton shows the internal metal clips. The transparent PVC plastic exoskeleton shields the internal metal clips to prevent corrosion. Now, there are metal zippers that won’t corrode! Note: If the metal is already rusted before being coated with the polymerRead More…
Zipper Teeth Are Scary
The teeth of old-fashioned zippers cause pain and injury. Nearly 2,000 men are sent to the ER for penile injuries each year. The pain of penile injuries inspired this video, the story of a little boy who has nightmares of zippers attacking him and tells his mom to throw away all of his jeans.Read 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…
How Zipr Shift Impacts Designers
If you’re a clothing designer, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of receiving bad reviews because of broken zippers. It’s such a frustration because it’s not your fault – you didn’t design the zipper! Yet your business is the one to suffer from those bad reviews, not the business of theRead More…