For about a year, Crutchfield conducted interviews and focus groups, tweaking the design of the Trapper Keeper along the way. “There were probably five or ... including Star Wars and Hello ...

The metal snap became a velcro strap and more designs ... Even though the trapper keeper became less popular, other companies like Five Star and Case-it noticed the benefits and made their own.

Trapper Keeper. Those two words conjure up as many memories as they do sounds. Like the sound of the velcro echoing through a classroom when 30 kids open their Trapper Keepers simultaneously at ...