The next day, Lin Mo and others slept until eleven or twelve o'clock before waking up late. After breakfast at Lin's Trading House, everyone began to have free time.
Because the teacher at the military school had already greeted them, they would not go back to class until next week. The remaining days of this week were for Lin Mo and the others to rest.
After discussion, everyone did not want to return to the military academy to live in the past few days, so they decided to stay directly in the guest rooms of the trading house. Anyway, many businesses of Lin's Trading House have stopped and the guest rooms are also empty.
After the other students finished breakfast, they made an appointment to leave the business together and went out to play on the street.
However, Lin Mo still had something to deal with, so instead of going out with the others, he kept Yang Haicheng behind and asked him to deal with it with him.
Lin Mo and Yang Haicheng brought several employees from Lin's Trading House and sent the cloth and furs he had obtained from Qingmao Trading House to the garment shop they had visited before. Then they called for Herbert.
Lin Mo explained the style of clothes he wanted to make to the garment shop and Herbert. At first, Lin Mo planned to imitate the military coats of later generations.
However, after Lin Mo thought about it carefully, he felt that it was a bit strange to make it like this, and it did not fit well with the clothing style of the Republic of China period.
So Lin Mo changed his style to imitate later windbreakers and suit vests.
A windbreaker is similar to a hooded coat, except that the sleeves and legs are tight-fitting, while the overall garment is looser.
However, Lin Mo only imitated the hat of the windbreaker. The overall length of the clothes was lengthened so that it could directly cover the middle of the thigh. Instead, it looked more like a windbreaker.
As for the vest, because Lin Mo couldn't find a zipper now, the effectiveness of the windproof jacket was greatly reduced, so it was worn underneath to keep warm.
As for why the hooded design is adopted, this is because Lin Mo does not know whether his classmates will fight in the north or the south in the future, so the hooded design is more convenient to use.
As for the color of the clothes, Lin Mo made some in military green, khaki, and various colors of ordinary clothes, which can be used both at ordinary times and in the army.
Whether it is a windbreaker or a vest, the clothes are lined with fur lining. After all, the purpose of making these clothes is to keep warm.
Moreover, you can find a tailor to remove the inner liner, and then ask the tailor to re-make the outer garment, and then it can be transformed into other styles.
After Herbert drew a sketch of the clothes as requested by Lin Mo, he asked: "Lin, what do you think about the hooded design? It always looks a bit weird."
When Lin Mo heard this, he smiled and said: "What's so strange about this? I actually think it's more reasonable to design it this way."
"Lao He, think about it, China has a huge span between the north and the south. There is a big difference between the north and the south in winter. In the north, there is heavy wind and snow, and it is very cold."
"The situation in the south is relatively better. Even when the sun is shining during the day, it is not very suitable to wear warm clothes. Cold-proof clothes are mostly worn in the evening and morning."
"Now you look at this hooded design. In the south, you just put the hood on in the morning and evening. When the weather gets hot, you can take it off and let it hang naturally behind your back. This saves you the trouble of taking off your hood to look for it."
"In the north, you can just put the hat on, then pull the rope on the hat, tighten it and tie it up. Then you can wrap your ears and neck to protect yourself from the cold wind."
"Wonderful..." Hebida, who heard Lin Mo's explanation, immediately exclaimed in admiration, and continued: "Oh...why didn't I think of such a wonderful design?"
"Alas..." Hearing what Herbert said, Lin Mo sighed and said, "Actually, there are still areas for improvement in this dress. For example, it would be nice if there was a zipper on the front of the dress."
"Zips are more suitable than buttons. After all, zippers are much better windproof than buttons, so there is no need to add this vest."
"And the clothes can also be shortened a lot. When the time comes, put a rubber band on the feet of the clothes, and the wind will basically not be able to blow in."
Hearing this, Herbert's eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly asked: "Lin, is the zipper you are talking about a zipper?"
Lin Mo listened and nodded.
Zipper is the original name of zipper. It was mainly used in Europe. Because the invention of zipper was to replace the buckle on European boots, it was called zipper at first.
The zipper was given a new name in the early 20th century after an American company improved the zipper structure.
Seeing Lin Mo nod, Herbert quickly said: "Lin, I heard that zippers are quite popular in the United States. Do you need me to ask Scott to help you find them?"
Lin Mo listened and said with a smile: "Of course, if you find it, I can ask him to buy a batch for me and give it a try then."
After hearing this, Herbert said excitedly: "Lin, aren't we going to be in the rabbit skin business? We can directly produce the kind of clothes you mentioned and sell them, and they will definitely be popular."
After hearing this, Lin Mo smiled bitterly and said, "Lao He, you don't know how much our rabbit skins are worth."
"I know that the price of this zipper is not cheap. When the time comes, the zipper should not be more expensive than rabbit skin."
After hearing this, Herbert pondered for a while and said, "Lin, we can produce our own zippers!"
"Zippers are expensive, but the production is troublesome and requires a lot of manpower, which makes them expensive. Chinese labor is much cheaper, so the cost is definitely not high."
"Besides, your family is planning to transform now, so it can produce these things."
After hearing this, Lin Mo shook his head and said: "This is not realistic. My family does not have a zipper patent. The zipper patent is still within the protection period, and production is risky."
"Unless we can obtain authorization from the patent company and sell us the machine to produce zippers, but for us, this is difficult."
In fact, what Lin Mo said about the machine is true. Other patents are just floating clouds to Lin Mo.
Even though a zipper is just a small thing, it actually requires specialized machines, especially the teeth that interlock with each other. In China, it is now difficult for Lin Mo to find a machine that can produce zipper teeth.
However, Herbert obviously did not understand the meaning of Lin Mo's words and continued to think hard.
Seeing this situation, Lin Mo was about to leave, but Herbert suddenly said: "Lin, can you give me the patent for designing this dress?"
Hearing this, Lin Mo was secretly happy. It seemed that Herbert had come up with a solution.
In fact, Lin Mo was quite concerned about this business. After all, in later generations, most of people's clothing was occupied by zippers.
This means that the prospects for producing zippers are very good. After all, the various characteristics of zippers are very suitable for use on clothes.
Lin Mo had been very unenthusiastic with Herbert before, so he naturally wanted to ask Herbert to help him get the patent authorization.
After all, in the United States now, even the Chinese Exclusion Act still exists, and its attitude towards the Chinese is not friendly. It is quite troublesome for the Lin family to obtain a patent on their own.
Looking at Herbert's questioning gaze, Lin Mo naturally would not expose himself at this time. Instead, he raised his face and asked in a deep voice: "Why?"
After hearing this, Herbert quickly said: "Lin, please give me the design patent for this dress, and then I can help you get the zipper patent."
"The design of this dress is also very suitable for Europe and the United States. When the time comes, I can take the design patent of this dress and exchange the patent with the zipper company."
"Lin, when I cooperate with your family again, won't your family be able to successfully produce zippers? But you have to give me 10% of the shares."
Hearing this, Lin Mo continued to act thoughtful, but in fact he was already happy. After all, this clothing patent was of no use to him, and he didn't even plan to apply for it.
For Lin Mo, applying for a patent basically had to be done in European and American countries. Not only was this troublesome, but Lin Mo also did not intend to leak his identity to other countries. After all, he was going to the Military Intelligence Service after graduation.
After a while, Lin Mo finally nodded and said, "Yes, and as long as you get the zipper patent license and the machine, our family can give you 30% of the shares of the company that produces zippers."
"ou..." After hearing this, Herbert exclaimed in surprise, and then his face was filled with excitement.
Seeing this situation, Lin Mo continued: "Lao He, I give you so many shares with conditions. You'd better listen first and then you'll be happy!"
"Lin, go ahead!" Herbert motioned to Lin Mo nonchalantly.
Lin Mo saw it and said, "Lao He, if you want these shares and patents, you must sign an agreement with my family."
"From now on, as long as you have patents and patent authorizations, my family can directly use them."
"Of course, for my family to use it, I need to give you 30% of the shares. On the contrary, if you license the patent to other companies, our family can also get 70% of the income."
Hearing this, Herbert didn't care at all and said: "There is no problem. Your family can also write in the contract that my patent research expenses come from your family. Then there will be no problem with the contract.
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Herbert thought that Lin Mo asked him to sign this contract just to protect the patent of this dress. He never thought that Lin Mo had ulterior motives.
Next, Lin Mo talked with Herbert for a while and settled on the patent application and contract. In order to successfully obtain the zipper patent authorization, Lin Mo specially prepared tens of thousands of dollars for Herbert to apply for the patent.
dominate matters.
After the conversation, Herbert asked: "Lin, would you like me to apply for a patent for the gun clip and magazine holder? This will definitely sell for a fortune."
Hearing this, Lin Mo shook his head like a wavy drum. What a joke, he only came up with these things to save his life. If he applied for a patent, equipment would be produced all over the world. How could Japanese spies not equip them?
At that time, wouldn't everyone's gun speed be on the same starting line again? What's the use of his invention?