This innovation zipper It may be trivial for ordinary people, but it can definitely benefit many disabled people. To change the world's innovation, B is not necessarily a great work of earthshaking. The small "magnetic zipper" can also be Jobs's iPhone. Next, Xiaobian is going to show you this zipper.

Compared with the traditional zipper, the magnetic zipper is easier to handle, and the two zipper heads can be fasten tightly together by one handed operation. For a nearly zipper that has not changed for hundreds of years, this is undoubtedly a huge change: it can finally become a good helper for the disabled with one hand.

The designer of this zipper is the Engineer Scott Peters (Scott Peters). The original intention of the design is to help the uncle with muscular dystrophy to live conveniently, and the deterioration of his illness makes his uncle's hands unable to maintain coordination.

In the next few months, Peter started thinking about how to make zippers with magnets. His idea attracted the attention of the versatile mechanical engineer's neighbors, so the prototype of the magnetic zipper was born. "To make the whole component automatically integrated, whether it is to choose the right material or adjust the way of combination, the requirement is accurate. After continuous debugging and improvement, I found a solution from a damaged part, which enabled me to find a new way of embedding."

Peters designed about 25 different prototypes before and after, and finally finalized the zippers. Design Scheme. Finally, pats authorized the final version of the zipper to Under Armour's clothing, which is a sports brand specializing in functional sports shoes, clothing and accessories equipment. Next, this creative young company intends to apply Peters's ideas to professional sports shoes.

"Although we know that the zipper is a defective hardware, it is easy to be satisfied with the standardized products in one industry." Peters believes that when an innovation concept is recognized, people will usually get used to improving it on this basis, but few people are willing to go back to re challenge and break through this innovation.

At present, YKK, the originator of the zipper industry, is still the largest market share holder in the zipper industry. brand It represents the industry standard, and the price is about 10 times that of other brand zippers. According to the news, after the launch of the magnetic zipper, YKK fired some of their design staff. The market also believes that compared to the Seiko YKK zipper, Peters's innovation can make the zipper reflect the humanized value. Under Armour said the company's new series of jackets will be equipped with the zipper and is expected to be launched in the autumn of 2014.