Patent ID: 9481514
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B65F

Claim Text:
1. A trash bag securing system comprising: a trash receptacle comprising at least one sidewall comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein a receptacle is formed within the inner surface, wherein the at least one sidewall comprises an outer rim forming an entrance leading into the receptacle, and wherein three openings are formed through a single sidewall of the at least one sidewall in a triangular configuration, the three openings comprising a first lower opening and a second lower opening positioned at the same height on the at least one sidewall and an upper opening having a top edge positioned above the first and second lower openings and closer to the outer rim; an elastic cord attached to the trash receptacle through the three openings, the elastic cord having a first end having a first knot, a second end having a second knot, and a center portion disposed between the first end and the second end, the first knot and the second knot anchoring the elastic cord to the receptacle, the first knot positioned on an exterior portion of the first lower opening and the second knot positioned on an exterior portion of the second lower opening, wherein the center portion of the elastic cord extends from an interior portion of the receptacle through the upper opening to an exterior portion of the upper opening; and wherein the elastic cord is sized and positioned to fit around the outer rim and over a plastic liner such to secure and circumnavigate the plastic liner to the outer rim.