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…
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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…
Likely Fraud & A Double Standard: Zipr Shift’s SBIR Challenges
In February of 2016, Zipr Shift applied for SBIR A16-062. We didn’t get the grant as we were told that… Our company is too small and we don’t have our own R&D facilities Our technology is at too great a development level to qualify for a Phase I (idea stage)Read 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…
The Berry Amendment & Zipr Shift
If you’re like me, you’ve either never heard of the Berry Amendment, or only heard it mentioned in passing. For most of us, it has zero effect on our everyday lives, but for those in the military, it has tangible effects on not only much of what they eat, butRead More…