T-notch, box closer, package hanger link, and strip

A method of securing a product in a strap comprising the steps of:

• a) providing A T shaped strap of sufficient length, said T shaped strap having a body, a head at one end of said body, a through cut slot at the other end of said body, for receiving the head of said strap, and a notch on said body between said head and said slot;
• b) placing said product in said body of said strap and suspending said product in a loop in the strap created when both ends of the strap are lifted;
• c) feeding the head end of the T shaped strap through the through cut slot in the other end of said strap by using the notch on the body as a key;
• d) freeing the notch from the slot, whereby said notch travels upward away from the slot as the other end of the strap is lifted, allowing the loop in the strap to close around the product, whereby said product will be held securely within the closed loop until a reversal of the process is used to release said product.

A method of connecting a first planar member having a T shaped section with a head, and body with a notch, to a second planar member having a through cut slot, in such a manner that the connection will show evidence of a secure connection of the first and second planar members, comprising the steps of:

• a) feeding said T shaped section of said first planar member through said through cut slot in said second planar member using said notch in the body of said first planar member as a key;
• b) releasing said notch from slot, whereby said notch exits down out of said slot allowing the head of the T shaped section of said first planar member to seat into place, said notch being fully visible below said slot;
• whereby,
• c) said first and second planar members are connected, with the notch fully visible as evidence of the connection.

A method of closing the flaps of a carton and providing a handle for said carton by using a flexible plastic strap, said strap having a body with a set of strap notches in said body, and said strap having a T shape at each end, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) taping closed the bottom flaps of said carton;
• b) folding the top flaps of said carton to be closed, and cutting a one inch slit into each of the top flaps using the set of strap notches as a guide;
• c) inserting a T shaped end of said strap into one of said slits using a notch in the strap body as a key;
• d) inserting the other T shaped end of said strap into the other of said slits using a notch in the strap body as a key;
• e) releasing said notches from said slits inwardly, allowing heads of both T shaped ends of said strap to seat in the slits of the carton flaps when the body of the strap is lifted;
• whereby,
• f) each end of the strap is secured in a carton flap, said strap bridging the center section of the carton between the flaps, thus closing the carton and providing a handle.