Within the fields of everyday carry and travel security, the zipper lock is a category whose core structure has rarely been reexamined. For decades, most designs have relied on keys or simple ...

They have proven their importance beyond the limits of Earth. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped into their moon suits through zippered openings before they stepped onto the lunar surface. Judson ...

Combine two rows of fine teeth that lock together, a slider and a tab, and all of a sudden you have a quick way of securely closing a bag, jacket or pair of pants–a zipper. These handy, everyday ...

The secret to a locking zipper is in the pull tab. You need to flip the tab down if you want the zipper to stay closed.

Roughly half of all zippers in the world are stamped with these letters. Find out what YKK zippers are and what the YKK means. We zip our jeans, jackets, boots and bags without a moment’s thought. The ...

If you aren’t puzzle inclined, you can keep this knowledge in your back pocket for the next time you have some kind of zipper ...

You don't need to go out of your way to fix that stubborn zipper — the secret ingredient is one you already have plenty of at ...

I’m a grown man, and zippers can still be tough. Lining up the slider perfectly with the very bottom of a zipper is the simplest thing in the world. . .until something goes wrong. Maybe I pull ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- The zipper merge is supposed to be simple. Use both lanes and then merge just before two become one, coming together like the teeth of a zipper. That's when the Minnesota ...

When you're out camping and your tent zipper gets stuck, it feels like the obvious thing to do is grab a can of WD-40 and spray away. However, the obvious thing to do is not always the right thing to ...