Patent ID: 8851316

Claim:
A trashcan liner dispenser, comprising: a) a caddy shaped to provide a pouch defined by a front panel, a first pouch sidewall, a second pouch sidewall, and an open top end opposite a closed bottom end, b) a cartridge shaped to nest within said pouch, said cartridge containing a supply of folded trashcan liners housed therein and c) a self-locking mechanism comprising, i) a first lock pin positioned within said pouch, ii) a second lock pin positioned within said pouch, iii) a first perforated retainer slot provided along a surface of said cartridge and positioned to engage said first lock pin when the cartridge is inserted into said pouch, and iv) a second perforated retainer slot provided along a surface of said cartridge and positioned to engage said second lock pin when the cartridge is inserted into said pouch; whereby said first lock pin and said second lock pin are each shaped to tear open and self-lock within said first perforated retainer slot and said second perforated retainer slot of an inserted cartridge, said first self-locked pin and said second self-locked pin each positioned within said inserted cartridge at a location that neither contacts the supply of folded liners nor interferes with a liner that is pulled from said supply of folded liners through an access opening provided in the inserted cartridge.