Waste container and adjustable bag linear package holder combination

Claim 1

The combination comprising a rigid container having a bottom planar surface and a wall member, at least one rachet bar fixed in association with said planar surface, at least one pawl including a pawl escapement tooth and a pawl arm in association therewith; said container having a peripherally depending rigid skirt for offsetting the bottom of said container from a support surface, at least one orifice in said skirt functioning as a fulcrum for said pawl arm located so as to permit said pawl tooth to move into and out of engagement with the teeth of said rachet bar; an upright member fixed at the end of said pawl arm opposite to said pawl tooth and extending in the same direction as said pawl tooth, said pawl tooth and arm being slideable in relation to said rachet bar, fulcrum and wall member; said combination being adapted to receive a package, which is decreasible in size, between said upright member and said wall member, said upright member being structured so as to exert a spring-force against said package when said pawl escapement tooth is in locked engagement with said rachet bar.