Garbage container cover and liner protector

A new garbage container cover and liner protector for preventing a trash liner from falling into the container comprising, in combination:

• a cylindrical container having an open upper end, a closed lower end and a cylindrical side wall therebetween, the cylindrical container dimensioned for holding a garbage liner therein;
• a lid portion secured to the open upper end of the cylindrical container, the lid portion having a dome shaped configuration, the lid portion including a pair of opposed spherical sections with a spherical opening therebetween, the spherical opening being centrally disposed over the open upper end of the cylindrical container;
• a spherical cover portion pivotally coupled within the lid portion, the cover portion being slidably disposed within the spherical opening, the cover portion having a handle extending upwardly therefrom, the cover portion sliding under a first of the spherical sections of the lid portion in an open orientation, the cover portion having a U-shaped weight portion secured to an interior portion thereof, the weight portion biasing the cover portion into a closed orientation;
• a liner engaging portion disposed within the spherical opening, the liner engaging portion including a pair of strap members, one of the strap members secured to a trailing edge of the cover portion, a second strap member secured to a leading edge of a second of the spherical sections of the lid portion, the strap members securing an open upper end of a garbage liner with respect to the cover portion and the second spherical section whereby sliding the cover portion into the open orientation will expose the open upper end of the garbage liner for receiving garbage therein, each of the strap members having free ends thereof secured to a latch for tightening of the straps for engaging the garbage liner.