Patent ID: 7284688

Claim:
A box closure device for releasably engaging multiple flaps of a box in a closed configuration, the device comprising; a lower element having portions which extend generally in a first plane; an upper element spaced above the lower element and having portions in fixed parallel relation to the lower element first plane; a stem which extends between the lower element and the upper element, the upper element being spaced from the lower element to receive portions of the box flaps therebetween, wherein the lower element protrudes to a first side and an opposite side of the stem; and a tab connected to the upper element along a hinge, wherein the tab protrudes to overlie the fixed lower element where it protrudes to the opposite side an unobstructed gap being defined between the tab and the fixed lower element where it protrudes to the opposite side the tab being pivotable about the hinge from a first position extending substantially in the same plane as the upper element, to a second position which extends upwardly from the upper element, permitting the tab to be engaged and used to assist in the rotation of the device when being installed in a box, and, when released, returned to the first position.