Patent ID: 7401708

Claim:
A waste container comprising: an outer container; and an inner container removably mounted in the outer container, with the inner container comprising: a body and first and second handles, with the body of the inner container including a peripheral wall having an inner periphery delimiting an opening, with the peripheral wall including first and second engaging sections on first and second opposite portions of the inner periphery of the peripheral wall respectively, with the first and second handles each having first and second ends pivotally coupled to the first and second engaging sections respectively, with the first and second handles each further having an intermediate portion between the first and second ends, wherein the intermediate portion of each of the first and second handles has a curvature corresponding to an associated portion of the inner periphery of the peripheral wall, with the first and second handles being pivotable to an upward position allowing carriage of the inner container, with each of the first and second handles being pivotable to a resting position, wherein the first and second handles extend in opposite directions from each other when in the resting position, wherein the intermediate portions of the first and second handles engage the associated portion of the inner periphery of the peripheral wall when the first and second handles are in the resting position to clamp a peripheral edge of a bag against the inner periphery of the peripheral wall when the first and second handles are in the resting position.