Patent ID: 6994469

Claim:
A bag comprising: a first side wall; a second side wall, the second side wall joined to the first side wall to define a first side end, a second side end, a closed bottom end, and an open top end, and a retaining element, the retaining element mounted to one of the first and second side walls and positioned a distance below the open top end, the retaining element extending longitudinally between the first and second side ends a predetermined length, the retaining element including an attached portion and an unattached portion, the attached portion comprising a substantially continuous attachment, the retaining element comprising an activatable elastic material, having a first condition wherein the retaining element is set and a second condition wherein the retaining element is urged to shrink a predetermined amount, the material capable of changing from the first condition to the second condition upon being activated; and wherein the unattached portion of the retaining element comprises a first unattached region and a second unattached region with the attached portion disposed between the first and second unattached regions.