When [Rich] saw a bike light that had an integrated hook-and-loop fastener – think Velcro – built in to its enclosure, he thought to himself, ‘I could do that too.’ ...

But as even he admits, Velcro is a trademark, so we think it is more appropriate to talk about hook and loop fasteners. In fact, you can see the good-natured official video about the trademark ...

Velcro, also commonly known as hook-and-loop tape, works so well because the hooks on one side of the tape grab onto some of the many loops on the other side. The hooks are designed to be more rigid ...