Trash can assembly with liner for securing trash bag

Abstract

A trash can assembly has a shell, a rigid liner, and a trash bag. The shell has an enclosing wall that defines an interior space. The liner is received inside the interior space, and has a top peripheral edge that defines a mouth. The liner further includes first and second catch plates spaced apart from each other and provided adjacent the top peripheral edge. The trash bag is retained inside the liner, and has a top edge, with a first portion of the top edge of the trash bag folded over the top peripheral edge of the liner and engaging the first catch plate, and a second portion of the top edge of the trash bag folded over the top peripheral edge of the liner and engaging the second catch plate.

1 . A trash can assembly, comprising:
 a shell having an enclosing wall that defines an interior space;   a rigid liner received inside the interior space, the liner having an enclosing wall, and a top peripheral edge that defines a mouth, the liner further including first and second catch plates spaced apart from each other and provided adjacent the top peripheral edge; and   a trash bag retained inside the liner, the trash bag having a top edge, with a first portion of the top edge of the trash bag folded over the top peripheral edge of the liner and engaging the first catch plate, and a second portion of the top edge of the trash bag folded over the top peripheral edge of the liner and engaging the second catch plate.   
   
   
       2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second portions of the trash bags are first and second handles. 
   
   
       3 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shell is made of a metal. 
   
   
       4 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the liner is made of plastic. 
   
   
       5 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the enclosing wall of the liner has first and second parallel side walls, and third and fourth parallel end walls, with the first and second catch plates provided on the third and fourth walls, respectively. 
   
   
       6 . The assembly of  claim 5 , wherein each of the third and fourth walls has a upper portion that transitions to a lower portion, with the distance between the upper portions being greater than the distance between the lower portions. 
   
   
       7 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the catch plates are opposite each other. 
   
   
       8 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a first receiving area is defined by the first catch plate and a portion of the enclosing wall of the liner, and a second receiving area is defined by the second catch plate and another portion of the enclosing wall of the liner. 
   
   
       9 . A trash can assembly, comprising:
 a shell having an enclosing wall that defines an interior space;   a rigid liner received inside the interior space, the liner having first and second parallel side walls, and third and fourth parallel end walls, the liner further having a top peripheral edge that defines a mouth, the liner further including first and second catch plates provided adjacent the top peripheral edge and along the third and fourth walls, respectively;   a first receiving area defined by the first catch plate and a portion of the third wall of the liner;   a second receiving area defined by the second catch plate and another portion of the fourth wall of the liner; and   a trash bag retained inside the liner, the trash bag having a top edge, a first handle and a second handle, with the first handle of the trash bag folded over the top peripheral edge of the liner and engaging the first catch plate, and the second handle of the trash bag folded over the top peripheral edge of the liner and engaging the second catch plate, wherein the first and second handles are received in the first and second receiving areas, respectively.   
   
   
       10 . The assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the shell is made of a metal. 
   
   
       11 . The assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the liner is made of plastic. 
   
   
       12 . The assembly of  claim 9 , wherein each of the third and fourth walls has a upper portion that transitions to a lower portion, with the distance between the upper portions being greater than the distance between the lower portions. 
   
   
       13 . A method of securing a trash bag to a rigid liner of a trash can assembly, comprising:
 providing a trash can assembly having a shell having an enclosing wall that defines an interior space;   providing a rigid liner received inside the interior space, the liner having an enclosing wall, and a top peripheral edge that defines a mouth, the liner further including first and second catch plates spaced apart from each other and provided adjacent the top peripheral edge;   providing a trash bag having a top edge;   folding a first portion of the top edge of the trash bag over the top peripheral edge of the liner and engaging the first catch plate; and   folding a second portion of the top edge of the trash bag over the top peripheral edge of the liner and engaging the second catch plate.