Container covering device

A method of covering a refuse container with a covering system, the method comprising:

• selecting a refuse container to be covered, the refuse container having a container bottom and a container outer wall upwardly extending upwardly from the container bottom, the container outer wall defining an opening opposite the container bottom, the opening having a rim surrounding the opening, the refuse container having a lid located over the opening which can be rotated to cover and uncover the opening in the container body;
• assembling a covering device comprising:
• a cover member having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side, the cover member made of a flexible material having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
• at least two support assemblies located at different locations on the interior surface of the cover member, the at least two support assemblies each having a bracket that removably fits on the rim of the container body to suspend the cover member from the rim of the container body when the cover member is attached to the container body;
• and
• a retainer assembly located on an interior surface of the cover member, the retainer assembly having a pair of straps each having one end coupled to different retainer site locations on the interior surface of the cover member and an opposite end coupled to a fastening device, wherein the ends coupled to the fastening device allows the ends of each strap coupled to the fastening device to be coupled to each other when the cover member is attached to the container body so as to secure the cover member around a portion of the outer wall of the container body, wherein the refuse container having the cover member attached to the container body by the at least two support assemblies and the retainer assembly is concealed from a point of view while allowing a user to dispose of refuse in the refuse container and allowing a refuse disposal company to remove refuse contained in the refuse container without removal of the cover member;
• and
• securing the covering device to the container body by placing the at least two support assemblies on the rim of the container body and securing the retaining assembly around the outer wall of the container body, wherein the bottom edge of the cover member provides a clearance space between the bottom edge of the cover member and the container bottom when the cover member is placed on the container body.