But Velcro does have a drawback—the hook side can quickly gather hair, lint and other dirt that looks grubby and can stop the sides from sticking together successfully. Fortunately, learning how ...

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.’ ...

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 ...

Convenient as it is for fastening things shut, Velcro - typically comprised of tiny, nylon hooks and loops that easily adhere together - or other brands of hook and loop fasteners can be a pain to ...

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 ...