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A combination lid lock, lever and compactor device has a tubular structure bent into a shape resembling a lazy letter W or curvilinear structure with lobes. Welded to the bottom of one of the lobes is a small rectangular stabilizing plate. A non-skid end guard is located on one end, and a non-slip h

A combination lid lock, lever and compactor device has a tubular structure bent into a shape resembling a lazy letter W or curvilinear structure with lobes. Welded to the bottom of one of the lobes is a small rectangular stabilizing plate. A non-skid end guard is located on one end, and a non-slip handle is located on the other end. The rectangular plate is located on a first lobe, and the second and third lobes provide more than three points of stable contact with the lid and handles of the refuse receptacle. The skid resistant capped end of the device can also be used to force refuse deeper into the receptacle. The device can be used as a lever serving as an auxiliary handle on a receptacle with wheels and a side handle on the side nearest the wheels.

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1. A combination lid lock and compactor system for a trash can lid and receptacle assembly consisting essentially of:i) a tubular body having a first and a second end portion, said tubular body having two minimum lobes and a maximum lobe such that each of the minimum and maximum lobes provides surfa

1. A combination lid lock and compactor system for a trash can lid and receptacle assembly consisting essentially of:i) a tubular body having a first and a second end portion, said tubular body having two minimum lobes and a maximum lobe such that each of the minimum and maximum lobes provides surface portions for coincident and abutting attachment with a common surface portion of the lid of said assembly; ii) a means for stabilizing the tubular portion for reducing an externally applied torque, said means being configured and dimensioned for peripheral attachment with the tubular body proximate the first end portion of said tubular body, and wherein said means comprises a free end for abutment with a surface portion of said lid; and iii) wherein in the tubular body, said lobes change in a lengthwise direction of the tubular body, and have a radius of curvature which alternates from positive to negative and from negative to positive at least once to form said lobes.