Patent ID: 7322549

Claim:
An apparatus for retaining an upturned refuse container when positioned over said apparatus to prevent inadvertent displacement from a given location, said refuse container having a bottom and a sidewall, said apparatus, comprising: an elongated member having a top portion, a bottom portion and a middle portion intermediate said top and bottom portions, said top and middle portions defining a chamber open at said top portion; means on said bottom portion for anchoring said elongated member at said given location; a collar attached atop said top portion of said elongated member, said collar having a central opening extending said chamber, said collar having a base plate adjacent said top portion of said elongated member and having opposed first and second flanges positioned above said base plate, said flanges having a lateral dimension; an upright member having telescoping sections with one end portion of one section seated in said chamber and extending through said opening of said collar and having another section with a free end extendable upward from said collar toward the bottom of the refuse container; a cover plate having a diametrical dimension larger than said lateral dimension of said flanges, said cover plate being attached to said free end of said adjustable upright member and movable therewith as said free end extends so that said cover plate is disposed inside said container free of contact with said bottom and sidewall, said cover plate contacting said sidewall to prevent the refuse container from inadvertently moving from the given location; and a handle attached to said cover plate.