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 ...

Velcro, also commonly known as hook-and-loop tape, works so well because the hooks on one side ... Some loops are torn in the process, but there are many loops, so this fabric fastener is reusable ...

Below, how to clean Velcro and other hook and loop fasteners nine ways ... Matthiesen suggests dabbing a piece of tape on the Velcro. For larger sections of Velcro, try rolling a lint roller ...

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.’ ...