Patent attributes
A trash barrel receptacle includes a detached lid having a predetermined depth, which is held down with an elastic lid retainer. The garbage can and lids use no physical locks or canvas straps, but include the elastic lid retainer, which avoids the need for a pivotable handle located near the top of the garbage can, to lock the lid over the garbage can. The lid has a raised central rib with a concave groove or channel to retain the bungee cord within, to prevent the lid from sliding off laterally off of the refuse barrel. At the inside ends of the central rib are convex bosses molded to fit in grooves at the top of upper skirt of the refuse collection barrel. These bosses align the bungee cord with the retaining proximal and distal securement fasteners and put the cover lid in positional registration with the refuse collection barrel.
