[DOC] [TLE] Whitcomb L. Judson - Wikipedia [PAR] Judson's original 'clasp locker' patent, 1893. Judson's improved 'clasp-locker' 
fastener, 1893. Whitcomb L. Judson (March 7, 1846  December 7, 1909) was an 
American machine salesman, mechanical engineer and inventor. Judson 
invented the zipper in the 1890s. ... Judson's metal zipper fastener device was 
called a "clasp-locker" in his day,... [DOC] [TLE] Zipper - Wikipedia [PAR] A zipper, zip, fly or zip fastener, formerly known as a clasp locker, is a commonly 
used device ... Whitcomb L. Judson was an American inventor from Chicago who 
invented and ... The word Zipper is onomatopoetic, because it was named for the 
sound the device makes when ..... Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. [DOC] [TLE] Zipper History - Invention of the Zipper - The Great Idea Finder [PAR] Dec 13, 2006 ... Fascinating facts about the invention of the zipper by Gideon Sundback in 1913. 
... was invented by an employee of Whitcomb Judson's, Swedish born scientist ... 
zipper, clothing, fastening device, apparel, Sundback, Gideon Sundback, ... The 
earliest "clasp locker" fasteners were being used in the apparel... [DOC] [TLE] Who Invented the Zipper? | Wonderopolis [PAR] Over 40 years later, Whitcomb Judson improved upon Howe's idea and began to 
market what he called a Clasp Locker." He designed it to be a fastener for... [DOC] [TLE] The History of the Zipper - Who Invented the Zipper? - Inventors [PAR] Aug 10, 2016 ... Forty-four years later, Whitcomb Judson, who also invented the "Pneumatic Street 
Railway," marketed a "Clasp Locker" device similar to system described in the 
1851 ... of the Zipper," However, his 1893 patent did not use the word zipper. ... 
the Universal Fastener Company to manufacture the new device. [DOC] [TLE] Invention | American Technology and Culture - The Zipper [PAR] The U.S. Patent Office approved several early designs that only vaguely ... to be 
brought together in a semiautomatic way, belonged to Whitcomb Judson. While 
Judson's design used recognizable fastening devices like clasps and hooks, the 
... he designed his own fastener, referred to as a Clasp Locker or Unlocker for... [DOC] [TLE] The History of the Zipper - The Inventors [PAR] Forty-four years later, Mr. Whitcomb Judson (who also invented the 'Pneumatic 
Street Railway') marketed a 'Clasp Locker' a device similar to the 1851 Howe... [DOC] [TLE] The History of the Zipper - ThomasNet [PAR] Manufacturers produce zippers by the billions each year, but the device ... In the 
early stages of development, zippers went through design revisions, ... inventor 
Whitcomb L. Judson began devising the patent Clasp Locker or Unlocker for 
Shoes. ... the previous zipper models by devising a model called the Plako 
fastener. [DOC] [TLE] Polyester Zippers,Metallic Zippers,Plastic Molded Zippers,Polyester ... [PAR] Forty-four years later, Mr. Whitcomb Judson (who also invented the 'Pneumatic 
Street Railway') marketed a 'Clasp Locker' a device similar to the 1851, Howe 
patent. ... of being the 'Inventor of the Zipper', but his 1893 patent did not use the 
word zipper. ... View the original 1917 Sundback patent for the "Separable 
Fastener"... [DOC] [TLE] A World Secured: A History of the Zipper from Novelty to Ubiquity [PAR] Mar 10, 2011 ... Phase One: Judson's Early Clasp Lockers and Slide Fasteners ... Near the 
end of the nineteenth century, Chicago inventor Whitcomb L. Judson ... Contrary 
to the claims, however, the device was not particularly secure, ... In 1923, 
Goodrich adopted and trademarked the name Zipper Boot due to the... [DOC] [TLE] The Zipper (1893) - Chicago Tribune [PAR] Oct 16, 2013 ... Behold: It was here, in 1893, that inventor Whitcomb L. Judson, the ... and grain 
scales, revealed his patented clasp locker to the public at the ... His solution 
was a complicated hook-and-eye fastener that featured a guide to clasp a

Question: An early name for this fastener device invented by Whitcomb Judson was the clasp locker
Answer: zipper