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#FlashbackFriday Patents: Velcro
17 September 2015
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders
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A patent for this handy invention was granted this week in 1955.
That's right — 60 years ago! Story has it that the Swiss
inventor, George de Mestral, was inspired to create velcro when a
burdock burr attached itself to his dog's fur while on a
hunting trip in the Alps. As they say, the rest is history...
You can see the full patent here:
U.S. Patent No. 2,717,437
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