Albert-Pierre Raymond (1840 – 1913) was a French

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. He founded the ARaymond company, and he patented the

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. His initial patent was filed on May 29, 1886. He also patented this invention in the

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and

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ARaymond

In 1865, along with Benoît Allègre, an egraver, and Alexandre Guttin, a gilder, Albert-Pierre opened a workshop to manufacture

snap fasteners A snap fastener, also called snap button, press button, press stud, press fastener, dome fastener, popper, snap and tich (or tich button), is a pair of interlocking discs, made out of a metal or plastic, commonly used in place of traditional butt ...

to be integrated into textile gloves. The snap fasteners replaced traditional glove buttons which were less practical. To this day, ARaymond manufactures and offers fastening products in the fields of automotive, energy, agriculture, healthcare, and construction. It is based in Grenoble, France. More than 8,000 people work for ARaymond, which acquired rival company Tinnerman Palnut in 2009. Since Albert-Pierre, the company has been run by Achille Raymond, Albert-Victor Raymond, Alain Raymond, and Antoine Raymond. Over the years ARaymond has expanded its presence in 25 countries. These include countries such as the

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, and

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