Patent ID: 7422126

Claim:
A trash container comprising: a container portion having an open top end and a bottom end having a bottom through opening; a base unit having a portion defining a base through opening for alignment with the bottom opening; and a number of generally flexible guiding members associated with the bottom and base openings when said openings are aligned, each of said guiding members comprising a generally trapezoidal body having an apex edge, wherein the guiding members have a rest position in which the guiding members are co-planar with the peripheral edge of the bottom opening and with the peripheral edge of the base opening, at least one guiding member extending radially inwardly from and abutting the radially inward facing surfaces of both the bottom opening and the base opening, the guiding members tending to substantially close said bottom and base openings and support a trash bag in the container portion, said guiding members deflectable from the rest position and tending to return to the rest position after being deflected, wherein the apex edges define a central opening aligned with the aligned bottom and base openings, said deflection expanding the central opening.