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Winds are South at 5.8 MPH (5 KT). The pressure is 1015.6 mb and the humidity is 87%. Last Updated on May 20 2013, 2:53 am EDT. More...User Login Levi Strauss Patents Iconic Metal Rivet for Reinforcing Pants Pockets (1873)
 If you are wearing blue jeans, chances are a version of tailor Jacob Davis's invention is hugging your hips right now. Davis did not invent jeans—that was the more famous Levi Strauss—but he did invent one crucial component: the copper rivets that reinforce the corners of the pockets, now ubiquitous on denim pants. Because Davis did not have the money to file the necessary patent paperwork, he wrote to Strauss—then Davis's fabric supplier—suggesting they apply together. How did Strauss respond? DiscussMore... Search Forums |
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