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	California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge
		Velcro®, an engineered crop, consists of two distinct strains: hooks and loops.
		A little Velcro goes a long way, as both strains are densely packed on their respective mature plants, and the entire crop is dwarfed by other field crops, most notably cotton.
		Crop management for Velcro is made especially difficult by the need to outfit field workers head-to-toe in Teflon® jumpsuits.
	home.inreach.com /kumbach/velcro.html (645 words)

	Velcro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Velcro is a brand name of fabric hook-and-loop fasteners used for connecting objects.
		Hook and loop fasteners consist of two layers: a "hook" side, which is a piece of fabric covered with tiny plastic hooks, and a "loop" side, which is covered with even smaller and "hairier" plastic loops.
		In the 1997 film Men in Black, Velcro is hinted to be alien technology confiscated by the MIB and adapted for use on Earth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Velcro (1237 words)

	Velcro Cable Ties, Velco Cable Ties, Zip Ties, Wire Ties by Nelco Products .com
		Velcro cable ties are often used for prototype wiring installations and other temporary wiring or cabling scenarios, because the quick and easy release mechanism on Velcro cable ties can act to reduce labor time and the reusable nature of these cable ties can maximize profitability.
		Velcro cable ties work by wrapping around cables or wires to be bundled or controlled, and then the remaining strap is attached back onto itself for a neat and secure closure requiring no buckles or hardware.
		Velcro cable ties are used to organize cables and wires in cars, at the office, around the home as well as in the telecom and networking industries in on-premise wiring systems and in computer data centers.
	www.nelcoproducts.com /velcro_cable_ties_d.html (429 words)

	The Straight Dope Mailbag: Who invented Velcro?
		Velcro was taken up by the aerospace industry as an aid to getting in and out of bulky space suits.
		Only the makers of children's clothing and sports apparel saw possibilities, watching astronauts detach food pouches from walls and stand upright with their boots linked to the floor in weightless space.
		There was fear that the term "Velcro" might lose its trademark status and become generic (similar to the fate of Kleenex and Band-aid), so Velcro USA uses "hook-and-loop" as the generic term.
	www.straightdope.com /mailbag/mvelcro.html (589 words)

	Velcro hook and loop definition for the clothing and textile industry
		Velcro consists of two layers: a "hook" side, which is a piece of fabric covered with tiny plastic hooks, and a "loop" side, which is covered in equally tiny plastic loops.
		The strength of the Velcro bond depends on how well the hooks are embedded in the loops and the nature of the force pulling it apart.
		Velcro has several deficiencies: it tends to accumulate hair, dust, and fur in its hooks after a few months of regular use and the loops can become elongated or broken.
	www.apparelsearch.com /Definitions/Miscellaneous/velcro_definition.htm (640 words)

	CNN.com - Exploring infants don Velcro mittens - Oct. 9, 2002
		Velcro mittens help babies learn to manipulate objects their fingers aren't yet able to grasp.
		"We thought that putting mittens on babies that had Velcro on the mittens and on the corresponding objects would be one way for them to grasp objects and pick them up prior to the time that they could actually control their fingers and thumbs," she said.
		The "Velcro babies" looked at faces part of the time, but also spent some time focusing on their hands, perhaps because of the satisfaction they got from snaring the object.
	www.cnn.com /2002/TECH/science/10/09/coolsc.velcrobabies (1117 words)

	BookRags: Velcro Summary
		Velcro is a fabric-strip fastener that takes the place of zippers, buttons, hooks, and snaps.
		The shear strength of Velcro (the force applied to parallel pieces pulled in opposite directions) is 10 to 15 pounds per square inch.
		This means that the more area of Velcro you have, the more shear strength exists--which accounts for the feasibility of Velcro jumping (leaping off a trampoline wearing Velcro-hook coveralls and sticking to a Velcro-loop-covered wall) as demonstrated on television by David Letterman.
	www.bookrags.com /sciences/sciencehistory/velcro-woi.html (289 words)

	Toycamera.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Velcro comes in two parts, the rough strip and the soft strip.
		If you bought the adhesive velcro, remove the protective plastic and stick the velcro pieces along the seam on your camera.
		On the first velcro mod I ever did on my main camera, I used an animal print fun fur that I had left over from another project.
	www.toycamera.com /tips/velcroholga.html (704 words)

	Classroom and Office Display Easels - Velcro Compatible Presentation Easels
		Place Velcro compatible illustrations onto the easel and customize your exhibit utilizing our optional write-on/wipe-off word cards that are made with hook and loop backing.
		Velcro compatible presentation boards serve classroom and office signage and instructional needs.
		Use this aluminum easel for a variety of classroom and office needs such as announcements, displays, and for large posters in addition to being a presentation board teaching aid.
	www.ergoindemand.com /display_easels_velcro.htm (340 words)

	Velcro Loops and Hooks - Picture - MSN Encarta
		This color-enhanced electron microscope image shows the tiny nylon hooks and loops that give Velcro its unique fastening ability.
		Due to the strength of nylon, Velcro can be fastened and unfastened thousands of times.
		Velcro fastens when dry or wet, and is used in sports shoes, jackets, tents, sleeping bags, and countless other products—even spacesuits.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461547458/Velcro_Loops_and_Hooks.html (64 words)

	www.myspace.com/v3lcro
		Velcro project started in 2001 when Andrea Tumicelli (guitars, effects, synthesizer, noise) and Davide Piotto (drum, sampling, laptop, synthesizer) started their personal way in music research.
		Velcro is essentially founded in discovering an original approach in everything that could be considered as experimental.
		Velcros first demo, composed of eight nameless songs, the first experiment in using electronics with guitars, that will became a very important and personal element of the project.
	profile.myspace.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=50879767 (750 words)

	Planet Half-Life: James' Journal - Velcro's Bio (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Velcro is a soldier, and as such, it makes sense that he's leading the team.
		Velcro is highly scrupulous, and wouldn't let his own pleasure get in the way of his team unless it only got in the way a little, and it was really nice.
		Velcro has one slight problem that my dad does, Velcro lives in his work, and he finds it difficult to think about other things.
	www.planethalflife.com /features/james/velcro.shtm (642 words)

	Engology, Engineer George de Mestral, Inventor of Velcro, High Profile Engineers, Professional Engineering, Chartered ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Velcro’s® name is derived from the French velours (velvet) and crochet (hook).
		Velcro helped hold a human heart together during the first artificial-heart surgery.
		NASA uses Velcro® to keep equipment from floating about in U.S. space shuttles, and on the insides of space helmets so that astronauts have a rough surface to scratch their itchy noses and chins.
	www.engology.com /eng5mestral.htm (325 words)

	Velcro Items
		Velcro Coins are perfect for securing down edges and small items.
		For attaching Velcro brand fasteners to difficult or rough surfaces, where an extra strong bond is desired, or in areas exposed to weather year round.
		Velcro Squares are perfect for securing down edges and small items.
	www.tjtrailers.com /store/velcro-items.html (197 words)

	Velcro in The AnswerBank: How it Works (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Just as an aside, Velcro is actually a trademark - this type of fastening system is manufactured by other companies, and not called Velcro.
		velcro or hook and loop fastener is made of nylon, you have the "hook" side and the "loop" side, the hook side has hundreds of tiny plastic hooks and the loop side has hundreds of soft loops
		The hook and loop fastener is generically known as velcro, unfortuantely the company velcro wants to own the world on this product and wants everyone to think that velcro is the only brand of this product..not true
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /How_it_Works/Question44122.html (560 words)

	Invent Now \| Hall of Fame \| Search \| Inventor Profile
		He found the logistics of attaching hundreds of tiny hooks to cloth tape to be a challenge, but eventually his hook and loop fastener was manufactured as VELCRO®, derived from the French words velour (velvet) and crochet (hooks).
		Although most hook and loop tapes are nylon-based, there are also varieties made from plastic, stainless steel, and silver-impregnated substances for electrical applications.
		VELCRO® fasteners have provided society with a practical and effective tool.
	www.invent.org /hall_of_fame/37.html (218 words)

	Velcro
		Genuine VELCRO® brand fasteners are known worldwide as the pioneers in hook and loop technology.
		The Velcro Companies are the industry standard for quality and innovation in hook and loop technology.
		The primary focus of the Velcro companies is to offer its customers the quality and consistency they demand.
	www.kingfastener.com /velcro.html (141 words)

	Velcro Drum Sander (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The rolled sandpaper is attached to the drum with velcro and is wrapped on in a spiral pattern...
		VelcroÂ® Fastening System provides a natural cushion for cooler, more efficient sanding...
		Velcro Sanding Pads (68x48mm) for use with MB561 Minicraft Orbial Sander.
	www.musical-instruments-guide.com /OPG/velcro-drum-sander.html (513 words)

	Inventor of the Week: Archive
		It may be difficult to imagine a world without Velcro®, but the fastening mechanism did not exist before George de Mestral created it in 1955.
		The idea for Velcro® came to him when he was doing one of the things he loved most: hiking.
		Velcro® has since become a practical, effective, and ubiquitous material, used in an endless list of products and applications including clothing, shoes, sports equipment, luggage, wallets, toys, and home furnishings.
	web.mit.edu /invent/iow/demestral.html (384 words)

	Toycamera.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Once you have finished cutting the velcro, You should have 8 pieces.
		If you are using non adhesive velcro, you will need some sort of craft glue to how your velcro in place.
		If you purchased non-adhesive velcro, no extra work will be needed and you will have and nice fl seal to match your camera (assuming you bough fl velcro.
	www.toycamera.com /tips/velcroholga.cfm (704 words)

	Velcro:KidZone
		Velcro S.A. received additional patents in Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, Sweden, Italy, Holland, Belgium, France, Canada and the United States.
		These patents covered "the invention and fabrication of special napped piles of man-made material at least some of these loops having the means of hooking near their ends".
		It is actually the name of a group of companies and it is a trademark owned by Velcro Industries, but it is not the hook and loop product itself.
	www.velcro.com /kidzone.html (614 words)

	Joys of Velcro (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Unfortunately, the Velcro on my shoes caught on the carpeting on the kick pad, and my shoe was torn off of my foot.
		I was wearing a lightweight outdoor shirt with Velcro patch pockets, which were open with the flaps flipped up or tucked in the pockets.
		As the hug came to an end, we realized that my Velcro had become stuck to her Lycra and we were firmly attached to each other.
	www.rain.org /~hutch/velcro.html (590 words)

	Veicro History - Invention of Velcro (Site not responding. Last check: )
		VELCRO, the name de Mestral gave his product, is the brand most people in the United States know.
		In 1952, Velcro S.A., the first of all Velcro companies, is established in Switzerland.
		The word "Velcro" came from the French words for velvet, "velour", and hook, "crochet".
	www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/story015.htm (821 words)

	Velcro One Wrap, Wire Management, Velcro Cord and Cable Tie Wraps (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Simply use these Velcro cord and cable tie wraps by using the self-gripping fastener around one wire, then thread it through the loop on the end of the strap.
		VELCRO® cord and cable tie wraps are available in a variety of strap lengths, widths, and colors, and One Wrap® brand fasteners can be designed to meet your needs with custom packaging options (please contact us).
		VELCRO ® Loop 1000 is a napped tape made of woven nylon loops that are randomly disoriented to form a perfect unison with VELCRO® Hook 88.
	www.cableorganizer.com /wire-wrap (570 words)

	Halfbakery: Velcro house
		No need for shelves just put velcro on anything that needs it and stick it to the wall, climb up and grab a book.
		i have two velcro (hook-and-loop fastener) strips each about a foot and a half long stuck on the wall at a comfortable height next to my desk.
		The other i velcro empty coke bottles to filled with water/juice etc. I love it for the amount of desk space it saves.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Velcro_20house (234 words)

	Zippers & Velcro®
		By the end of the 1950's, textile looms were churning out sixty million yards of this stuff a year.
		By the way, Velcro® (and yet again, Velcro is a registered trademark for - you know who - Velcro USA - don't confuse them with the cheap imitation hook and loop fasteners) has a major problem - the name has become generic.
		Any day now the U. Courts are going to tell them that they no longer have exclusive rights to the trademark any more (probably the main reason they want me to use care with their name).
	members.tripod.com /~earthdude1/zippers/zippers.html (668 words)

	Velcro Shoes 7: Buy it here
		Soft tumbled full grain leather upper in a comfort style sandal with adjustable Velcro closures at the front and instep a heel sling strap and a soft suede lining.
		Three strap front with adjustable Velcro closures with a padded tongue and collar.
		Velcro closure along the entire length of the boot.
	www.get2buynow.com /shoes/VelcroShoes-6.html (3316 words)

	VELCRO & Hook and Loop Brand Fasteners & Tapes
		Velcro Ultra Mate Spots 1"x 3 /4" BLACK (10 spots) $2.66 pkg.
		Velcro Ultra-Mate Spots 1"x 3 /4" WHITE (10 spots) $2.66 pkg.
		Velcro® Sew-on Tape 5/8" x 12" WHITE $1.52 pkg.
	www.save-on-crafts.com /velfas.html (866 words)

	Velcro at Absolute Authority :: Velcro Information, Products, Services, Resources ...
		This is your central hub for exploring the world of Velcro.
		If you would like to contribute any articles or resources on Velcro just use the submission form.
		Velcro - This is your central hub for exploring the world of Velcro on the web.
	www.absoluteauthority.com /on/velcro.htm (276 words)

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