Anchoring box fastener and improvements to box fastening technology

An anchor for use with a box fastener and comprising:

• a base with a base hole therethrough, said base further having a base flange at a base end, said base further comprising a securing ring, said securing ring being concentric with said base hole;
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• an arm, said arm having a distal end with a tooth near said distal end, said tooth passing through said base hole when said arm is in a closed position, said arm further having a lock with an arm flange that selectably engages said base flange to lock said arm in an arm position relative to said base with said base flange and said arm flange in a locking engagement wherein said tooth is retained in a tooth position through said base hole, said lock further having a release that is selectably used to release said locking engagement of said arm flange and said base flange so that said tooth is removable from said base hole.