Patent ID: 7641835
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a trashcan, comprising (a) forming a container having a base and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base, the peripheral wall and the base defining an interior space of the container for receiving a trash bag, wherein an aperture is formed in the peripheral wall; (b) forming a trash bag retention member including flexible, resilient fingers arranged about an opening and configured to grasp and retain a portion of a trash bag when the trash bag portion is inserted through the opening, the trash bag retention member defining a peripheral channel that at least partially bounds the arrangement of fingers; and (c) attaching the trash bag retention member to the container by positioning the retention member within the aperture formed in the peripheral wall such that a portion of the peripheral wall is received within the channel, and such that the portion of the trash bag that is inserted through the opening of the trash bag retention member is received within the interior space of the container; (d) wherein the trash bag retention member is attached to the container such that the peripheral wall and the trash bag retention member each define part of a rim of the trashcan.