Jacob W. Davis

Jacob W. Davis was a Latvian-born American tailor who co-invented riveted denim work pants with Levi Strauss and patented them in 1873.

Levi Strauss: Levi Strauss was a German-born American businessman who co-developed riveted work pants with Jacob W. Davis. Davis partnered with Strauss to finance and market their patented pants.
Copper rivet: A copper rivet is a metal fastener that joins materials by deforming one end through a hole. Davis used copper rivets to reinforce pocket corners that frequently tore.
Levi Strauss & Co.: Levi Strauss & Co. is an American clothing company founded by Levi Strauss in San Francisco in 1853. The company manufactured and sold the pants developed by Davis and Strauss.
Blue jeans: Blue jeans are trousers typically made from blue denim and associated with durable casual clothing. Davis’s riveted work pants became an early model for modern blue jeans.
Riveted denim pants: Riveted denim pants are durable trousers reinforced with metal fasteners at stress points. They were the garment Davis and Strauss patented in 1873.
Denim: Denim is a sturdy cotton twill fabric traditionally woven with indigo-dyed warp threads. Its durability made it a suitable fabric for the work pants Davis reinforced.
Tailoring: Tailoring is the craft of making, altering, and repairing fitted garments. Davis’s skill as a tailor enabled him to identify and address trouser failures.
Levi's 501: Levi's 501 is a long-running model of riveted denim trousers introduced by Levi Strauss & Co. The model carries forward the riveted-pants tradition Davis helped establish.
United States patent 139,121: United States patent 139,121 is the 1873 patent for reinforcing garment pockets with rivets. Davis and Strauss received this patent for their pocket-fastening method.
Garment construction: Garment construction is the process of assembling fabric pieces into clothing. Davis’s innovation altered how stress points were secured during trouser construction.

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JeanRelated: His reinforced garment design helped establish a major use for sturdy twill.