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                                                                                                                                                                                                                 UNDER ARMOUR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    “Fixes” The

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 MODERN ZIPPER



                                                                                                                                                                                                       If  you’ve ever struggled with aligning the pin into
                                                                                                                                                                                                       the box of your zipper to zip up your jacket-  or have
                                                                                                                                                                                                       had a pin go bad in the middle of winter leaving you
                                                                                                                                                                                                       to brave subzero conditions with a gaping, unzipped
                                                                                                                                                                                                       coat-  you will be sure to appreciate the
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Mag Zip,  a  modern offering to fix the 100 year old
                                                                                                                                                                                                       zipper issue.


                                                                                                                                                                                                       1  Invented by Scott Peters who grew up watching his
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Uncle with myotopic dystrophy struggle to zip his
                                                                                                                                                                                                       clothing, Under Armour has released the Mag Zip on
                                                                                                                                                                                                       many of its outer garments with a tag stating

                                                                                                                                                                                                       “We fixed the Zipper... You’re Welcome.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                       The Mag Zip’s key feature is a  set of cylindrical mag-
                                                                                                                                                                                                       nets housed by an open hook and clasp mechanism
                                                                                                                                                                                                       that interlocks the zipper so it can be zipped without
                                                                                                                                                                                                       the standard pin insertion into a zipper box, and can
                                                                                                                                                                                                       even be zipped up with one hand with some savvy.


                                                                                                                                                                                                       THANK YOU Under Armour!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               •  Sean Pollard































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