Patent ID: 7494022

Claim:
A holder for securing a flexible bag, the holder comprises: a container having an exterior wall defining a bag-receiving area extending towards an interior of the container and having an upper rim at an upper end of a rear section of the exterior wall and over which the flexible bag is securable, the rear section having a rigid portion extending from a floor of the container to an upper region of the container in one piece, a bag-retaining surface integral to and projecting from the rear section in a rearward direction opposite the bag-receiving area towards an exterior of the container, a recess confined to the bag-retaining surface and positioned outside the bag-receiving area, and a locking member having a bag-retaining notch therein and carried on the bag-retaining surface for pivoting movement between a release position and a locking position, wherein the notch is entirely within the recess, and below the bag-retaining surface, when in the locking position and the locking member does not contact the upper rim.