Garbage can cover retainer

A covered garbage can with a cover being retained firmly in position thereon which comprises a garbage can having a pair of handles on opposite sides thereof, near the top thereof, a cover having a substantially centrally located handle on the top thereof, which cover is in position covering the garbage can, with the handle opening thereof being cut by a vertical plane passing through the middles of the can handles, and a retainer for holding the cover in position on the garbage can, which retainer includes a readily disconnectable first holding means of hook shape, a plurality of connected links connected to said first holding means and forming a chain extending from it, a spring means connected to said chain away from the first holding means, plus a disconnectable second holding means connected to the spring means and adapted for holding onto a handle of the garbage can, said retainer being passed through the cover handle, said second holding means holding onto a garbage can handle, said chain being passed through an opening between the other garbage can handle and the garbage can, and around the other garbage can handle, and the first hook shaped holding means holding to the chain to hold the cover in place with desired force, with the spring means, in normally most extended position, being below the top of the garbage can cover at the side thereof so that the spring is unbent.