Go from tied string, ripped tape, and folded flaps to Flap-tite tabs TM

Gap Is Filled In Storage Box Industry Where Tape And String Fall Short -- United States Patent Goes To Inventor.

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 08/22/2001 -- Watch for this new and unique closure product! As a better alternative to tape or string, Flap-tite tabs ™ are quickly and easily applied to any box, bag, etc., providing instant, secure closure and easy reopening of your stored items. The consumer can quickly attach them to any cardboard box with loose flaps, creating the perfect low-cost reusable storage solution. Highly versatile, the same tabs provide perfect closures for any size envelopes and instant containment for overgrown file and hanging folders. Once fastened, all pieces remain attached and the item can be reopened and reclosed hundreds of times. Users can create their own custom portfolios, reusable envelopes, etc.

Roger Lenack, inventor and president of Flap-tite Corporation, is currently seeking interested partners to develop the newly patented prototype and to introduce Flap-tite tabs ™ into retail channels. “My tabs are a problem-solver for homeowners, business people and hobbyists who need instant secure closure yet want quick access to the contents of any box, bag, envelope or folder. They just require a flick-of-the-wrist to open, and a tap to close. They’re also easy to apply and fun to use!” More practical than retaping and cutting -- faster and easier than folding and mutilating box flaps -- the cleverly designed tabs work with the containers rather than against them. Their highly visible imprint areas make them ideal for advertising specialties as well.

“The need for this product is there,” says Lenack. “Consumers (myself especially) try to close -- open -- and reclose common retail or storage boxes in so many ways such as taping, tying, stapling, flap interlocking, creatively stacking other boxes on top of them, etc. I wanted to be able to open and reclose a box easily! My garage was full of dozens of cardboard boxes containing holiday decorations, kid’s costumes, camping equipment, auto parts and files. Most of the boxes had their flaps waving uncontrollably or had been destroyed from abuse. It was something we just lived with because there was no other way. I had to invent Flap-tite tabs ™ -- we really needed them!”

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