Trash liner retainer apparatus

An apparatus for securing a mouth portion of a trash liner, the apparatus comprising:

• a retainer channel comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, a portion of the outer surface disposed to at least a portion of an interior surface proximate to an aperture of a support structure, and the inner surface defining an interior space within the retainer channel for receiving a mouth portion of the trash liner therein, the retainer channel further comprising one or more engaging members adapted to engage the portion of the outer surface of the retainer channel with one or more first complementary engaging members disposed to the portion of the interior surface, thereby constraining movement of the retainer channel with respect to the aperture of the support structure;
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• a pair of flexible retainer members comprising a first flexible retainer member and a second flexible retainer member, the first flexible retainer member mounted to a first sidewall of a pair of sidewalls of the retainer channel and the second flexible retainer member mounted to a second sidewall of the pair of sidewalls such that a portion of the first and second flexible retainer members is oriented parallel to a base surface of the retainer channel,
• wherein the first flexible retainer member comprises one or more second complementary engaging members adapted to be engaged with the one or more engaging members of the retainer channel, thereby constraining movement of the first flexible retainer member with respect to the retainer channel,
• wherein a free end of the first and second flexible retainer members is facing toward each other and positioned in close proximity, thus defining a gap there between, and
• wherein the first and second flexible retainer members are operated between a collapsed form and a retracted form for retaining the mouth portion of the trash liner within the interior space of the retainer channel.

An apparatus for securing a mouth portion of a trash liner, the apparatus comprising:

• a retainer channel comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, a portion of the outer surface disposed to at least a portion of an interior surface proximate to an aperture of a support structure and the inner surface defining an interior space within the retainer channel for receiving the mouth portion of the trash liner therein, the retainer channel further comprising one or more engaging members adapted to engage the portion of the outer surface of the retainer channel with one or more complementary engaging members disposed to the portion of the interior surface, thereby constraining movement of the retainer channel with respect to the aperture of the support structure;
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• a retainer member comprising one or more flange members, each flange member of the one or more flange members extending downwardly from a bottom portion of the retainer member and oriented along a longitudinal axis of the support structure,
• wherein the retainer member is configured based on a geometric design of the retainer channel for enabling a snug fit between the retainer member and the retainer channel,
• wherein the retainer member is configured to removably secure to the retainer channel for retaining the mouth portion of the trash liner there between, while an unsecured portion of the trash liner is disposed within the support structure, and
• wherein the one or more flange members of the retainer member abut the inner surface of the retainer channel for removably securing the retainer member to a top portion of the retainer channel.