Staying in the Loop

Hook and loop fasteners are useful for bikes, scooters, camping gear, and other outdoor equipment because they can hold accessories in place while keeping them easy to remove or reposition. This roundup highlights three examples: a bike frame bag, a foldable scooter concept, and a safety horn carried with a hook and loop strap.

Hook and loop fasteners show up in product design, wearable technology, and home organization because they are simple, adjustable, and easy to open and close. This roundup highlights three examples: biomimicry behind VELCRO® Brand fasteners, hook and loop straps used in wearable technology, and hook and loop strips used to strap in a Murphy bed.

Hook and loop straps are useful in applications where something needs to be secured, adjusted, or removed without complicated hardware. This roundup highlights three examples: sandboarding gear in Peru, sleeping arrangements in space, and a wheeled mobility rig for a terrier named Charlie.

Hook and loop fasteners can help costumes, props, wearable accessories, and adaptive devices stay secure while remaining adjustable and easy to remove. This roundup highlights three examples: a modified stormtrooper costume, a Fallout 4 Pip-Boy accessory, and a musician’s custom guitar-playing device.

Hook and loop straps are used in sports and active gear because they can help hold items in place while remaining adjustable. This roundup highlights three examples from the original post: hockey sock straps, a visibility light worn with an adjustable strap, and cycling shoes with a protective strap over the laces.

Hook and loop fasteners are used in products and public spaces where items need to be secured, adjusted, bundled, or accessed quickly. This roundup highlights three practical examples: a smart desk that used a hook and loop strap for wire management, wrapping shoes that fastened around the foot, and rescue tube stations that mounted beach rescue equipment with a hook and loop strap.

Hook and loop fasteners are useful in sewing projects, outdoor gear, and household organization because they can help items fasten, adjust, or stay organized without complicated hardware. This roundup highlights three examples from the original post: sled-dog booties and coats, sewing loop onto bags and clothing, and household uses for hook and loop fasteners.

Hook and loop fasteners show up in more places than shoes and wallets. This roundup highlights three practical examples: a river rescue application, an adaptive footwear design, and a classroom makeover that used VELCRO® Brand fasteners to make the room more mobile.

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What started in a small office space with a handful of employees has grown into the large company we have today, converting hook and loop by cutting, sewing, welding, and die-cutting material for uses in dozens of industries from schools and government agencies to plastics manufacturers and medical supply companies.

Biomimicry is when science copies nature to design new products. That may be too blunt. It's more like using nature to inspire new ideas and re-purpose natural attributes to create solutions. For instance, George de Mestral created VELCRO® Brand hook and loop fasteners after mimicking his design after the cockle burr. The burrs got caught in his dog's fur during a hike.