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Containers which may be worn by a user and into which small refuse items and other materials can be inserted for temporary storage or for later disposal using one or more fingers of one hand, are described. In one embodiment, a hollow body having a closed end and an open screw cap cooperate to hold

Containers which may be worn by a user and into which small refuse items and other materials can be inserted for temporary storage or for later disposal using one or more fingers of one hand, are described. In one embodiment, a hollow body having a closed end and an open screw cap cooperate to hold a deformable septum having a slit or perforation such that small items may easily be inserted into the body through the slit wherein they are securely enclosed until the body is detached from the cap. The contents can then be disposed of in an acceptable manner or otherwise used. In another embodiment of the invention, the screw cap and septum are replaced by a cover closed at one end and having a slit or opening having radially disposed arms in the closed end for introducing materials into the hollow body through the slit. Larger containers may be set into cup holders for use. Among the uses of the invention is the secure storage of waste fishing line and other discarded articles along streams and lakefronts for later disposal.

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What is claimed is: 1. A container comprising in combination: a hollow, cylindrical body having an open end and a closed end, an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface having a circular lip formed in the vicinity of the open end of said body; a cover having a closed end and an open e

What is claimed is: 1. A container comprising in combination: a hollow, cylindrical body having an open end and a closed end, an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface having a circular lip formed in the vicinity of the open end of said body; a cover having a closed end and an open end, wherein a portion of the closed end is circular and is adapted for covering the open end of said body, said cover further being deformable, having a slit therethrough through which items can be inserted, having an extended portion through which a hole is placed for attaching said cover to other objects, and having a cylindrical inner surface in which a circumferential groove is disposed and adapted to receive the circular lip in said hollow body, whereby said cover is removably attached to said hollow body; and wherein the slit is Y-shaped and has at least three, radially disposed arms emanating from the vicinity of the center of the circular portion of said cover, the arms dividing the circular portion of said cover into three, generally wedge-shaped sections, and wherein the wedge-shaped sections have stiffening ribs. 2. A container comprising in combination: a hollow, cylindrical body having an open end and a closed end, an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface having a circular lip formed in the vicinity of the open end of said body; a cover having a closed end and an open end, wherein a portion of the closed end is circular and is adapted for covering the open end of said body, said cover further being deformable, having a slit therethrough through which items can be inserted, having an extended portion through which a hole is placed for attaching said cover to other objects, and having a cylindrical inner surface in which a circumferential groove is disposed and adapted to receive the circular lip in said hollow body, whereby said cover is removably attached to said hollow body; and wherein the slit is Y-shaped and has at least three, radially disposed arms emanating from the vicinity of the center of the circular portion of said cover, the arms dividing the circular portion of said cover into three, generally wedge-shaped sections, and wherein at least one of the wedge-shaped sections has at least one stiffening rib disposed radially from the vicinity of the center of the circular portion of said cover. 3. A container comprising in combination: a hollow, cylindrical body having an open end and a closed end, an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface having a circular lip formed in the vicinity of the open end of said body; a cover having a closed end and an open end, wherein a portion of the closed end is circular and is adapted for covering the open end of said body, said cover further being deformable, having a slit therethrough through which items can be inserted, having an extended portion through which a hole is placed for attaching said cover to other objects, and having a cylindrical inner surface in which a circumferential groove is disposed and adapted to receive the circular lip in said hollow body, whereby said cover is removably attached to said hollow body; and wherein the slit is Y-shaped and has at least three, radially disposed arms emanating from the vicinity of the center of the circular portion of said cover, the arms dividing the circular portion of said cover into three, generally wedge-shaped sections, and wherein at least one of the wedge-shaped sections has at least one tooth directed toward said body.