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...cans with a BB gun. Daisy is still the big name in BB guns, but the company is now preparing to market a jet-age air rifle that is definitely not for small boys. Almost as powerful as the standard .22-caliber rifle, the weapon is nearly recoilless, virtually jamproof, and fires bullets without cartridges, primer charge or powder. Daisy is confident that it will be the forerunner of a new generation of weapons for both civilian and military...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weapons: Forerunner Rifle | 6/30/1967 | See Source »

Snagless Slider. A jamproof slide fastener, called "Conmatic." was brought out by Conmar Products Corp. Other jam-proof fasteners on the market have hinged or removable sliders. Conmar, taking a preventive approach, designed a slider with ridges and grooves that either brush away obstructions or, if that fails, stop the slider in its tracks before it can catch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Mar. 22, 1954 | 3/22/1954 | See Source »

...Catch. A jamproof slide fastener will be put on the market by Talon, Inc. It has a pushbutton "Magic Tab" that opens the fastener's jaws to clear snagged threads or other obstructions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Mar. 1, 1954 | 3/1/1954 | See Source »

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