Garbage Lid Securing Device

Abstract

This invention provides a means to secure the garbage receptacle lid to the container and have the ability to secure the lid over the garbage receptacle even in the event that the refuse is higher than the upper edge of the opening of the container. It allows for quick detachment when the garbage containers are emptied manually or by automated refuse trucks.

1 . A combination garbage receptacle and an adjustably secured lid, wherein said garbage receptacle comprises a rigid container with sidewalls and a bottom plate surrounding an interior space, and having an open upper end that is large enough to receive a predetermined size of refuse, and at least one hook-type fastener adhered to at least one location on an outer surface of said sidewalls; 
 wherein said adjustably secured lid comprises a rigid top piece with a circumference and a shape to allow for a minimal overlapping of said open upper end of said garbage receptacle, and at least one flexible strap adhered to said rigid top piece, wherein said flexible strap has a loop-type fastener affixed to said strap at a predetermined position to allow said loop-type fastener to connect to said hook-type fastener.    
     
     
         2 . The combination garbage receptacle and an adjustably secured lid of  claim 1 , wherein said hook-type fasteners are positioned diametrically opposite one another, and said flexible straps are positioned opposite one another but correspondingly to the positioning of said hook-type fastener.  
     
     
         3 . A combination garbage receptacle and an adjustably secured lid, wherein said garbage receptacle comprises a rigid container with sidewalls and a bottom plate surrounding an interior space, and having an open upper end that is large enough to receive a predetermined size of refuse, and at least one hook-type fastener adhered to at least one location on an outer surface of said sidewalls, and at least one hook-type fastener adhered to at least one location on said adjustably secured lid; 
 wherein said adjustably secured lid comprises a rigid top piece with a circumference and a shape to allow for a minimal overlapping of said open upper end of said garbage receptacle, and at least one hook-type fastener adhered to said rigid top piece, wherein said flexible strap has a loop-type fastener affixed to said strap at a predetermined position to allow said loop-type fastener to connect to said hook-type fastener.