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A device for holding a flexible bag, such as a plastic trash bag, inside a receptacle, such as a wastebasket or trash can. One or more of the devices may be used to hold a trash bag in a trash receptacle. The first embodiment of the invention has an U-shaped resilient clip with two opposing arms to

A device for holding a flexible bag, such as a plastic trash bag, inside a receptacle, such as a wastebasket or trash can. One or more of the devices may be used to hold a trash bag in a trash receptacle. The first embodiment of the invention has an U-shaped resilient clip with two opposing arms to be placed over the rim of a trash receptacle. The first arm has a flap with an extension that can snap into a cavity in the main body of the arm, between which a trash bag can be retained to secure it in the receptacle. The second arm has an end portion permanently connected by a hinge, and releasably connected by an extension that fits into a cavity in the main body of the arm, so that the end portion can swing out to release the clip from the receptacle, and swing in and be snapped in place to secure the clip to the receptacle. The second embodiment of the invention has a clipping portion by which it may be retained on a trash receptacle, and a snapping portion by which it may retain a trash bag. The snapping portion has an inner member and an outer member, which are joined by a flexible connecting member. In the center of the outer member is a female projection, which matingly engages a male projection in the center of the inner member, to more firmly hold the bag in place.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A holding device, comprising:a main portion having a first arm and a second arm, said first arm and said second arm being biased inward when outwardly displaced from a resting position, said main portion being retained on a first object;said second arm having an end portion movable

[ I claim:] [1.] A holding device, comprising:a main portion having a first arm and a second arm, said first arm and said second arm being biased inward when outwardly displaced from a resting position, said main portion being retained on a first object;said second arm having an end portion movable between an open position and a closed position, said end portion being permanently attached to an inner portion of the second arm by a flexible member, and said end portion having an extension matingly and releasably attached to a cavity in said inner portion; anda flap attached to said first arm and movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to said first arm, said flap having an extension fittable into a cavity in said first arm when in the closed position, wherein a second object is retained between said flap and said first arm when said flap is in the closed position.