Patent ID: 9555962
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65F

Claim:
1. A waste container for use with a bag, comprising: a base defining a waste-receiving compartment; an insert supported on said base, said insert including an annular disc having an inner bag-engagement edge region defining an aperture and at least one bag-engagement edge, an outer edge region defining an exposed outer edge of said annular disc facing away from said aperture, and a retainer arranged on said annular disc at said outer edge region, said at least one bag engagement edge and said retainer being elevated in a common direction from said annular disc, said retainer being situated between said exposed outer edge of said annular disc and said at least one bag-engagement edge; a closure component including an annular part and a tab situated outward of a radially outer edge of said annular part and extending beyond said annular part in a direction radially outward from said annular part, a lid attached to said base and that is movable between a first, closed position covering the opening of the bag when fixed by said closure component to said insert and a second, open position in which it does not obstruct the opening of the bag when fixed by said closure component to said insert.