Patent ID: 8066144

Claim:
A waste can comprising: a receptacle having a rim defining a top of the receptacle that defines an opening into said receptacle; at least one bag lock located on said rim, said bag lock having a base that forms part of the rim and that defines a cavity and a locking member movable with respect to the base between a first position where the locking member is locked to the base and a second position where the locking member is open from said base, said locking member securing a trash bag to the rim when in the first position; wherein said base and said locking member are connected by a hinge, said hinge being located toward a bottom of the base such that the locking member opens toward the top of the receptacle; said locking member including a lip remote from the hinge, said lip snap-fits to a top edge of the base to lock the locking member to the base in the first position.