Patent ID: 7350999

Claim:
A device for securing a bar to a trashcan, the bar including open ends and defining a sidewall having an aperture in the sidewall, the device comprising: a fastener plug mountable to the open ends of the bar, the fastener plug including an end cap and at least one disc spaced apart and connected to the end cap, the fastener plug including a flexible extension member extending outwardly from the end cap, across and spaced apart from the at least one disc, the extension member having a fixed end connected to the end cap and a free end opposite the fixed end, the free end including an aperture engaging-member for operatively engaging the aperture in the sidewall of the bar, wherein the end cap defines a peripheral edge and a flat truncated surface along the peripheral edge, and wherein the aperture engaging member defines opposing columns joined together by a rib, the opposing columns and rib form an inclined surface.