[DOC] [TLE] Velcro Was Modeled After Burrs of the Burdock Plant that Stuck to ... [PAR] Sep 9, 2011 ... Velcro Was Modeled After Burrs of the Burdock Plant that Stuck to Velcro's ... a 
brand of that product, was Swiss engineer, Georges de Mestral. After going out 
on a hunting trip with his dog in the Swiss Alps, his pant legs and... [DOC] [TLE] George de Mestral - Wikipedia [PAR] George de Mestral (June 19, 1907  February 8, 1990) was a Swiss electrical 
engineer who ... He submitted his idea for patent in Switzerland in 1951 and the 
patent was granted in 1955. De Mestral expected a ... of bulky space suits. 
Eventually, skiers noted the similar advantages of a suit that was easier to get in 
and out of. [DOC] [TLE] Veicro History - Invention of Velcro - The Great Idea Finder [PAR] Jan 12, 2006 ... ... burrs stuck to his clothing. It's amazing no one took advantage of the problem 
until 1948. George de Mestral, a Swiss engineer, returned from... [DOC] [TLE] One day a Swiss engineer by R. Salway on Prezi [PAR] Get started  Log in  Pricing ... One day a Swiss engineer, George de Mestral, 
went hiking and when he came home he noticed burrs stuck to his coat. He 
wondered if such an idea could be useful. He studied a burr under a ... Velcro is 
used for many things such as: childrens shoes, clothes, and luggauge. Many 
Years [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of: Velcro - TIME [PAR] Jun 15, 2010 ... And its little loops get clogged with dust from the Afghan and Iraqi deserts. ... 
Velcro is the brainchild of Georges de Mestral, a Swiss engineer ... wondered if 
the burrs that clung to his trousers  and dog  could ... "It is not the generic 
name of stuff that fastens shoes, clothing, and hundreds of other things. [DOC] [TLE] VELCRO Brand Fasteners - The History Of The "Zipperless Zipper" [PAR] In 1941, George de Mestral, a Swiss electrical engineer, noticed how burrs stuck 
to his dog's fur and to his clothes and got an idea. After studying this natural... [DOC] [TLE] Design by Nature: The Burdock Plant Is The Reason We Now Have ... [PAR] Jun 3, 2015 ... In 1941 a Swiss engineer named George de Mestral was hunting in the ... burrs 
from what was later identified the Burdock plant stuck to his ... In 1948, de Mestral 
patented his idea and, along with help from ... burrs (and their tiny hooks) get 
stuck on woven clothing (which is a series of tiny thread loops). [DOC] [TLE] Clothing-Related Inventors and Inventions - Zoom School [PAR] In 1873, Strauss and Jacob Davis, a Nevada tailor, patented the idea ... George 
de Mestral was a Swiss engineer who invented Velcro in 1948. While hiking, he 
had noticed that burrs (burdock seeds) stuck to his clothing extraordinarily well. [DOC] [TLE] Accidental discoveries - Xperimania [PAR] When pulling apart two pieces of paper stuck together with that adhesive, 
Spencer ... who was singing in the church choir was however hit by a brilliant 
idea. ... the most popular clear plastic wrapper, jumped to the Swiss textile 
engineer ... look at the burrs which kept sticking to his clothes and his dog's fur 
when walking in... [DOC] [TLE] Burr  Randy Topp | Business Improvement [PAR] Invented in 1941 by Swiss engineer George de Mestral, who took the idea from 
the burrs that stuck tenaciously to his dog's hair. ... The hooks can be irritating to 
remove, especially when they get attached to furs or clothes of passing animals 
or... [DOC] [TLE] 1950's Innovations: Velcro - Gunther Toody's [PAR] Feb 24, 2014 ... He got the idea one day after returning from a hunting trip in the Alps with his dog
. ... We have Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral to thank for the ... His 
clothes and the dog's fur were covered with tiny burrs of burdock, a plant that ... in 
tiny hooks that stuck to anything with a loop, such as the

Question: A Swiss engineer got the idea for this from the burrs that stuck to his clothes
Answer: Velcro