Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for selectively maintaining a container in a closed position. The apparatus includes a connection mechanism couplable to a container. The container includes a bottom, a top, and sides. The top includes a first flap and a second flap. The first flap includes a first hinge end and a first edge opposite the first hinge end. The second flap includes a second hinge end and a second edge opposite the second hinge end. The first and second hinge ends are each connected to a side of the container. The connection mechanism extends substantially along a first edge of the first flap. The first edge is adjacent to a second edge of the second flap when the first and second flaps are in a closed position. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes the tab of the connection mechanism being fixedly coupled to the first flap.

Abstract: A support mechanism for a container includes a container coupling mechanism, a flap overlap mechanism and an attachment mechanism. The container coupling mechanism is configured to couple to a distal end of a first flap of the container. The flap overlap mechanism is configured to overlap a second flap of the container when the first flap and the second flap are in a closed position, such that the second flap is between an interior portion of the container and the flap overlap mechanism in the closed position. The attachment mechanism is configured to selectively maintain the first flap and the second flap in the closed position. The support mechanism supports a greater force applied in a direction normal to a plane formed by the first flap and second flap in the closed position than a force supported by the first flap and the second flap without the support mechanism.

Abstract: A support mechanism for a container includes a container coupling mechanism, a flap overlap mechanism and an attachment mechanism. The container coupling mechanism is configured to couple to a distal end of a first flap of the container. The flap overlap mechanism is configured to overlap a second flap of the container when the first flap and the second flap are in a closed position, such that the second flap is between an interior portion of the container and the flap overlap mechanism in the closed position. The attachment mechanism is configured to selectively maintain the first flap and the second flap in the closed position. The support mechanism supports a greater force applied in a direction normal to a plane formed by the first flap and second flap in the closed position than a force supported by the first flap and the second flap without the support mechanism.