What does the initials YKK in zippers mean?

The Gorm

It's the name of the (Japanese) corporation that makes almost all zippers for Levi, Wrangler and Lee. The Y is probably the name of it's founder, Mr Yoshida, and the 2 Ks probably mean zipper company Nov 06 01, 4:11 AM

Senior Moments

YKK was founded in Japan as a zipper manufacturing company in 1934 by Tadao (pronounced in English as Tah-dah-o) Yoshida. In the early years, Mr. Yoshida's company carried his {name;} it was called Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha--or 'YKK' for short. (That long Japanese name translates roughly into English as 'Yoshida Company Limited.') Over the years, the letters 'YKK' were stamped onto the zippers' pull tabs, and thus YKK became known as the Company's trademark Nov 06 01, 7:24 AM

shantaram

shantaramkr says: YKK was founded in Japan as a zipper manufacturing company in 1934 by Tadao (pronounced in English as Tah-dah-o) Yoshida. In the early years, Mr. Yoshida's company carried his {name;} it was called Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha - or 'YKK' for short. (That long Japanese name translates roughly into English as 'Yoshida Company Limited'). Over the years, the letters 'YKK' were stamped onto the zippers' pull-tabs and thus YKK became known as the Company's trademark.---http://www.ykkeurope.com/faq.html Tue Nov 06 01:17:55 CST 2001 (Delete Entry) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Reposted to shantaram from shantaramkr - McG) Mar 14 02, 6:46 PM