Patent ID: 6926195

Claim:
A retaining apparatus for a storage box having a cavity with an open end defined by a plurality of sidewalls extending from a substantially closed end portion, at least one sidewall having a first flap adjacent to the open end and defining a first plane and adapted, in a closed condition, to foldably overlap a second flap disposed adjacent to the open end on an opposing sidewall and defining a second plane, the retaining apparatus comprising: a first tab coupled to the first flap with a pivoting structure and having a free end defining a part-circular shape with a diameter and a circumferential outer edge, the first tab being pivotally movable out of the first plane and through the second plane to a retaining position when the first and second flaps are disposed in the closed condition; the second flap having an aperture formed therein having a shape and size substantially the same as that of the free end with a peripheral edge and disposed in substantial alignment with the free end when the first and second flaps are disposed in the closed condition; wherein the first tab and the peripheral edge of the aperture cooperate to retain the first and second flaps in the closed condition when the first tab is pivoted to the retaining position and the outer edge is disposed in abutting relationship with the peripheral edge at first and second diametrically opposed locations on the free end and defining a chord therebetween having a length less than the diameter and disposed between the diameter and the pivoting structure; and finger insert apertures adapted to receive a user's finger and disposed respectively on the first and second flaps and being in substantial alignment with each other when the first and second flaps are disposed in the closed condition, the finger insert aperture on the first flap being disposed adjacent to an end of the first tab opposite from the pivoting structure.