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Zipper facts for kids

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Zipper

A zipper, also known as a zip, is a fastener. It is used mostly to hold clothes together. It can also be used in: luggage, bags, camping stuff, sporting goods, Textile products or as decoration on textile products (clothes, bags, cushions etc)

It works by a slider moving up to push together two rows of teeth or moving down to separate the rows.

Images for kids

  • Coil plastic and metal zippers

    Zippers with common teeth variations: metal teeth (top), coil teeth and plastic teeth

  • Novelty Zippers

    Examples of special zippers with different tape materials, colors and patterns.

  • Reissverschluss Helix

    A coil zipper with its slider removed.

  • WP zip

    Waterproof zipper on a diving dry suit. The exterior metal segments clamp the waterproof sheeting over the concealed zipper teeth. The zipper teeth are not visible in this image (obscured by the edges of the waterproof sheet).

  • Reissverschluss Teile 2 fcm

    Components of a zipper

  • 001 Sundback zipper 1917 patent
  • 002 Sundback zipper 1917 patent
  • 003 Sundback zipper 1917 patent
  • 004 Sundback zipper 1917 patent
  • 005 Sundback zipper 1917 patent

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cremallera (indumentaria) para niños

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